As the system slowly moved eastwards, it gradually organized amid favorable conditions, including sea surface temperatures of up to 30 ☌ (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and low wind shear. On May 11, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring a large area of low pressure in the equatorial Arabian Sea for potential tropical cyclone development. Meteorological history Ĭyclonic Storm Tauktae seen off the west coast of India on May 15 Losses from Tauktae were calculated at ₹115 billion or US$1.57 billion. At least 174 people have been killed by the storm, with over 80 still missing. Other larger ships also experienced problems, such as structure or power losses. Hundreds were missing from various barges however, most of them have been rescued. The cyclone also caused a large amount of maritime incidents as it moved along the coast of western India. The cyclone made landfall in Gujarat the same day as India recorded its, at the time, highest single-day COVID-19 death toll, with 4,329 deaths reported. Power outages and other electrical problems also prevailed in the impacted regions. The city experienced their highest ever recorded wind gust at 114 km/h (71 mph). Mumbai also experienced the impact of the storm, with airports being closed for safety reasons. Upwards of 40 fishermen were lost at sea when their boats were caught in the cyclone. The cyclone also caused widespread infrastructure and agricultural damage to the western coast of India. The storm displaced over 200,000 people in Gujarat. There were also 5 deaths reported in Pakistan. Tauktae resulted in at least 169 deaths in India, and left another 81 people missing. There were reports of heavy rain in the states of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra as well. Tauktae brought heavy rainfall and flash floods to areas along the coast of Kerala and on Lakshadweep. On May 19, Tauktae weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area. Later that same day, Tauktae underwent an eyewall replacement cycle and weakened, before restrengthening as it neared the coast of Gujarat, making landfall soon afterward.Īfter making landfall, Tauktae gradually weakened as it slowly turned northeastward, moving further inland. Early on May 17, Tauktae intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, reaching its peak intensity soon afterward. Tauktae began to parallel the coast of the Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra, before rapidly intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm, early on May 16. Tauktae continued intensifying into May 15, reaching severe cyclonic storm status later that day. The storm soon took a northward turn, continuing to gradually intensify because of warm waters near the coast, and the system strengthened into a cyclonic storm and was named Tauktae later that same day. The low drifted eastward and organized into a deep depression by May 14. The second depression, first cyclonic storm, first severe cyclonic storm, first very severe cyclonic storm, and first extremely severe cyclonic storm of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Tauktae originated from an area of low pressure in the Arabian Sea, which was first monitored by the India Meteorological Department on May 13. Part of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasonĮxtremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae ( Burmese pronunciation: ) was a powerful, deadly and damaging tropical cyclone in the Arabian Sea that became the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Indian state of Gujarat since the 1998 Gujarat cyclone and one of the strongest tropical cyclones to ever affect the west coast of India. India ( Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana), Maldives, Pakistan ( Sindh), Sri Lanka Cyclone Tauktae near peak intensity approaching Gujarat in India on May 17
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