Wednesday, June 2, 2010

'Phet' intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; rains in Guj

Ahmedabad

Tropical cyclone "Phet" in the Arabian Sea has intensified further into a severe cyclonic storm moved northwest, and was centered 1,000 km southwest of Naliya Kutcher in the district of Gujarat, even as some parts of the state received precipitation.

The Indian Meteorological Department today said "the current green conditions and Numerical Weather Prediction models suggest the system will be intensified further in a very severe cyclonic storm and move slowly in a north-northwesterly course for the next 24 hours and then re-curve north-east v Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coast.”

IMD officials said that under the influence of "Phet" widespread rainfall with remote heavy to very heavy fall will begin over the coastal areas of Gujarat from June 4 and increases thereafter.

Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in most parts of Amreli district, Dharmpur in Valsad and some parts of the coastal region of Jamnagar in the morning.

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