Cyclone Nisarga: Mumbai to get very heavy rains
■ Depression in Arabian Sea likely to intensify: IMD
Mumbai: The depression over the south-east and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area, which is likely to intensify into cyclone Nisarga by Tuesday, will largely impact Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg districts and neighbouring areas in Konkan, according to India Meteorological Department authorities. Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is predicted on Tuesday ■
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the depression in the Arabian sea is likely to intensify into a deep depression and cross North Maharashtra and South Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar (Raigad, Maharashtra) and Daman on Wednesday evening.
“It (the storm) is very likely to move nearly northwards initially till June 2 morning and then recurve north-northeastwards and cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar (Raigad, Maharashtra) and Daman during evening/night of June 3,” the Cyclone Warning Division said.
Once the storm intensifies into a cyclone, it will be named as Nisarga, as per the new list of cyclone names. The cyclonic storm could make landfall near the border of Maharashtra and Gujarat on Wednesday around
Vapi. The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in districts including Mumbai, Palghar, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Thane, Raigad and isolated regions may receive extremely heavy rainfall on June 3.
The warning was issued on Monday when Mumbai and some neighbouring areas
experienced light rain with thunderstorms early morning. Light rain/drizzle was reported from
parts of Mumbai city, its suburbs and neighbouring districts of Thane and Palghar, bringing some respite to residents from the hot and humid weather.
“Maharashtra state experienced rain with thunderstorms associated with gusty winds especially in the interiors in last 24 hours,” IMD Mumbai's deputy director general of meteorology K.S. Hosalikar said in a tweet on Monday.