Tauktae weakens into Deep Depression, now impacting North

Gandhinagar: According to Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) bulletin this morning, the Deep Depression (remnant of the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” ) over Gujarat region moved northeastwards with a speed of about 07 kmph during past 06 hours, weakened into a Depression and lay centred at 0530 hours IST of today, the 19th May, 2021 near latitude 24.3°N and longitude 73.3°E over south Rajasthan and adjoining Gujarat region, about 60 kms westsouthwest of Udaipur (Rajasthan) and 110 km east-northeast of Deesa (Gujarat region).It is very likely to move northeastwards and weaken gradually into a Well Marked Low pressure area during next 12 hours. The remnant of the system is very likely to move further northeastwards across Rajasthan to west Uttar Pradesh during the next two days.

Warnings:

(i) Rainfall:

 Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely
over East Rajasthan on 19th May.

 The interaction of the remnant low pressure system with a trough in westerlies associated with a
Western Disturbance is very likely to cause light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to
very heavy falls and extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Uttarakhand, heavy to very heavy
rainfall at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh
and Heavy rainfall at isolated places over Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh and
West Rajasthan during next 24 hours.

(ii) Wind warning

 Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail over East Rajasthan
and adjoining Gujarat region during next 12 hours.

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