Cyclone Tej expected to transform into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm before noon today: IMD

The Tej storm over Arabian Sea is likely to move further away from Gujarat and would head towards the southern coast of Oman and Yemen, the IMD said. The depression over west central Bay of Bengal is likely to further intensify into a deep depression during next 24 hours, it added.

New Delhi (India) : Very severe cyclonic storm Tej which lay centred over south west of Arabian sea is likely to turn into an extremely sever cyclonic storm by the forenoon of Sunday, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the IMD said: "VSCS Tej lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct over SW Arabian Sea about 260 km ESE of Socotra (Yemen), 630 km SSE of Salalah (Oman), and 650 km SE of Al Ghaidah (Yemen). Very likely to intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm in the forenoon of 22nd Oct."

The cyclone over the Arabian Sea is likely to cross between Al Ghaidah, Yemen, and Salalah, Oman, in the early hours of October 25. The Tej storm is likely to move away from Gujarat and would head towards the southern coast of Oman and Yemen. It was initially identified as a low-pressure formed over the Arabian Sea on October 20 which eventually turned into a depression.

• VSCS Tej lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct over SW Arabian Sea about 260 km ESE of Socotra (Yemen), 630 km SSE of Salalah (Oman), and 650 km SE of Al Ghaidah (Yemen). Very likely to intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm in the forenoon of 22nd Oct. pic.twitter.com/Vs9KVhxTqX

  — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 22, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  VSCS Tej lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct over SW Arabian Sea about 260 km ESE of Socotra (Yemen), 630 km SSE of Salalah (Oman), and 650 km SE of Al Ghaidah (Yemen). Very likely to intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm in the forenoon of 22nd Oct. pic.twitter.com/Vs9KVhxTqX

  — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 22, 2023

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  VSCS Tej lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct over SW Arabian Sea about 260 km ESE of Socotra (Yemen), 630 km SSE of Salalah (Oman), and 650 km SE of Al Ghaidah (Yemen). Very likely to intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm in the forenoon of 22nd Oct. pic.twitter.com/Vs9KVhxTqX

  — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 22, 2023

The IMD also said that there was a depression over west central Bay of Bengal lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct about 610 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 760 km south of Digha (West Bengal), and 980 km SSW of Khepupara (Bangladesh). It is likely to further intensify into a deep depression during next 24 hours, it added.

• Depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct about 610 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 760 km south of Digha (West Bengal), and 980 km SSW of Khepupara (Bangladesh). Likely to further intensify into a deep depression during next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/RMqkmvHGUI

  — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 22, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct about 610 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 760 km south of Digha (West Bengal), and 980 km SSW of Khepupara (Bangladesh). Likely to further intensify into a deep depression during next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/RMqkmvHGUI

  — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 22, 2023

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  Depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal lay centered at 0230 IST of 22nd Oct about 610 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 760 km south of Digha (West Bengal), and 980 km SSW of Khepupara (Bangladesh). Likely to further intensify into a deep depression during next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/RMqkmvHGUI

  — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 22, 2023