Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae to weaken into Depression in next 12 hours: INCOIS-IMD

Tidal wave above astronomical tide is likely to inundate coastal areas in the next three hours

Severe Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” (pronounced Tau’Te) which was passing over Saurashtra, moved north-northeastwards with a speed of about 10 kilometres per hour in six hours and weakened into a cyclonic storm. It was centred about 50 kilometres northeast of Amreli, 80 kilometres south of Surendranagar and 165 kilometres southwest of Ahmedabad on Tuesday afternoon. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken gradually into a deep depression and a depression in the next 12 hours. The remnant of the system is very likely to move north-eastwards across Rajasthan to west Uttar Pradesh during May 19-20, said the joint bulletin - Ocean State Forecast issued by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and India Meteorological Department (IMD).