he IMD has issued a yellow alert for multiple districts, warning of moderate to heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds up to 65 kmph. Authorities advise residents to take necessary precautions
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The weather conditions in Maharashtra in the next few hours seem to be extremely concerning. With Cyclone Shakhti approaching the coastal region of Maharashtra, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai, has also issued a yellow alert for multiple districts in Maharashtra on October 4. The yellow alert for various districts by the IMD is for the next three hours, starting from IST 1:00 pm.
The weather agency has also cautioned the residents about moderate to light rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds in affected areas.
For Nanded, Hingoli, and Parbhani, the IMD has warned of moderate spells of rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, with wind speeds reaching 40-50 kmph in some locations. Considering the warning issued by the weather forecasting agencies, the authorities have advised residents and local administrations to take necessary precautions to minimise risks.
Cyclone Shakthi
The cyclonic storm ‘Shakhti’ has been closely monitored by weather forecasting authorities due to its rapid intensification and potential impact on coastal regions.
The IMD’s update on X emphasises that the storm is likely to maintain its trajectory over the Arabian Sea while gradually strengthening in the coming hours.
Earlier during the day, IMD also warned about dark cloud cover over Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg. The weather agency also forecasted high wind speed, reaching 45-55 kmph and gusting to 65 kmph.
Emphasising that the cyclonic storm is likely to prevail over the North Maharashtra coast between October 3 and 5, authorities ask people around the coast to stay on alert. Considering that the cyclone approaching Maharashtra could be devastating, the authorities have also warned of flooding in the low-lying areas of North Konkan due to intense cloud formation.
Cyclone Shakhti is the first cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea in the post-monsoon season. As per the weather authorities, the cyclone was earlier moving towards Dwarka off the Gujarat coast on Friday and was expected to intensify further, the weather office said.
The cyclonic storm over the northeast Arabian Sea moved west-northwestwards with a speed of eight kmph during the last six hours and lay centred at 2030 hrs IST on Friday, over the same region, nearly 300 km west of Dwarka, 330 km south-southwest of Karachi (Pakistan) and 360 km west of Porbandar.
Shakhti, a name given by Sri Lanka, is likely to move initially westwards and then west-southwestwards, intensifying further into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday morning.
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