Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ Highlights: 'Very severe cyclonic storm' to intensify further

The meteorological department said cyclone is about 850 km west of Goa.

There have been ten other years since 1971 when the monsoon arrived on or after June 8, with 2019 being the only year when the monsoon arrived exactly on June 8. The onset over Kerala was on June 9 in 1996 and 2002; on June 10 in 1995; on June 12 in 1979, 1983, 1986, and 1997; on June 13 in 2003; and June 19 in 1972. Read more

As cyclone 'Biparjoy' headed northwards and remained centred about 900 km south-southwest of Gujarat's coastal Porbandar district, fishermen have been asked to return to the coast from deep sea areas and ports instructed to hoist Distant Warning signal (DW II), said officials on Thursday. The first cyclone in the Arabian Sea this year is expected to bring light showers and thunderstorms in coastal regions of the state. According to the latest weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the "very severe cyclonic storm "Biparjoy" over the east-central Arabian Sea is currently centred at 930 km south-southwest of Porbandar and moving north-northwestward".

The monsoon will advance to the remaining parts of Kerala, some parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Northeast in the next 48 hours, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday.

The Southwest Monsoon hit India on Thursday with its onset over Kerala, a week after the normal date of June 1, said IMD.

While talking to ANI, speaking on the forecast for monsoon advancement in the country, IMD Director General, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said, the southwest monsoon has reached Kerala today. Monsoon reaches Kerala usually by June 1 but this time it arrived on June 8. There has been a seven-day delay. Kerala received good rainfall in two days and southern Tamil Nadu also has similar conditions."

Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ is currently centered about 860km west-southwest of Goa and it will also impact Maharashtra and Karnataka. It is now a very severe cyclone which is expected to intensify further in the next 48 hours.

IMD DG Mritunjay Mahapatra said monsoon arrived in Kerala a few days late. Usually it arrives on June 1 every year.

A deep depression over the southeast Arabian Sea intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday evening. Read more

The monsoon arrived in Kerala on Thursday, seven days after it normally arrives in the state on June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said even as climate scientists and meteorologists warned that it is expected to be a weak onset due to the severe Cyclone Biparjoy. The progress of the weather system that brings rain across the country is likely to be slow in its first week.

Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ is rapidly turning into a severe cyclonic storm and is likely to intensify further during the next 48 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. According to the weather agency, the cyclone will move north-northwestwards during the next three days. However, the IMD has not yet predicted any major impact on countries adjoining the Arabian Sea, including India, Oman, Iran, and Pakistan.

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The formation of cyclonic storm Biparjoy may cause further delay in monsoon onset by two-three days, said private forecaster Skymet. The Biparjoy is anticipated to move nearly northwards during the next 24 hours and intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm.

The cyclone is likely to cause light rains in Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions between June 9 and 11, an IMD official said.

As cyclone 'Biparjoy' intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm and remains centred around 1,060 km south-west of Gujarat's coastal district of Porbandar, the state government on Wednesday said it was fully prepared to deal with possible natural calamities.