Cyclone-Vayu-Path: Find Cyclone-Vayu-Path latest news, Images, Photos & Videos, Pictures & Video Clips on Cyclone-Vayu-Path and catch latest updates, news, information. Steady strengthening continued into 11 June, and the storm underwent rapid intensification late in the day. While Vayu is unlikely to result in widespread destruction, it is a cause for concern for a different reason. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. This is welcome news for Gujarat because had Cyclone Vayu continued moving on its earlier path, it would have been the first major cyclone to hit Gujarat in 21 years after the 1998 Gujarat cyclone. The IMD also indicated that a storm surge of 1.5–2.0 m was possible, and had the potential to inundate low-lying coastal areas. The IMD has been issuing regular bulletins since April 9 to all the states concerned. [68] Crude oil and plastic waste were washed up onto beaches on the Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg coasts by waves generated by Vayu. But by mid-morning, some were perplexed to see the sky suddenly turn dark and strong winds howl around. CYCLONE VAYU: 21 YRS ON, GUJARAT BREATHS A SIGH OF RELIEF. [5] A hoarding also collapsed near a train station in Thane, although no injuries were reported. The family of the deceased victim received ₹5 lakh (US$7,000) as an ex gratia payment from the railway company. Bharat Bandh: Is there a sharp north-south divide in farmers' protest? In Veraval, about 20 small boats and five larger boats were also damaged. Gujarat had not experienced a hurricane-force tropical cyclone landfall since an unnamed system struck the region as an extremely severe cyclonic storm in June 1998, causing more than 10,000 fatalities. Vayu reached peak intensity as a high-end very severe cyclonic storm at 06:00 UTC on 12 June, with three-minute sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph) and a minimum pressure of 970 hPa (28.64 inHg). When this happened on June 9, the BJP-led state government, despite advance warnings, was sleeping peacefully. Cyclones are sustained by very strong low-pressure areas at their core. Not just Kandla, but even towns like Jamnagar, Junagadh and Rajkot bore a similar picture of misery and helplessness. In the next six hours, it did not just rain in Kandla but literally poured. You might also be interested in directly bookmarking the Vayu spaghetti models page. (Source: India Today archives), Cyclones in Arabian Sea (left) versus cyclones in Bay of Bengal (right). [12] On 9 June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) noted the development of a low-pressure area over the southeastern Arabian Sea, to the north of the Maldives.