Cyclone Nilofar fizzles out, Gujarat safe
2 Nov 2014 5:11 AM IST
Gujarat on Friday heaved a sigh of relief as the severe cyclonic storm ‘Nilofar’ further weakened and will have no major impact except moderate rains along with windy weather in some coastal areas of the state.
The meteorological department said the depression over west-central Arabian Sea has further weakened into a ‘well-marked low pressure’, which will leave no major impact on Gujarat, which had been bracing for heavy rains and high speed winds in the wake of Nilofar.
‘The earlier system, tagged as cyclonic storm Nilofar, gradually weakened into depression and then turned into ‘well- arked low pressure’ in the last 24 hours,’ said state Met official Ajay Kumar. ‘Due to this new system, we expect moderate rains in parts of Kutch and Saurashtra. Wind speed will remain between 35-45kmph. There is no need to worry now,’ he said.
The meteorological department said the depression over west-central Arabian Sea has further weakened into a ‘well-marked low pressure’, which will leave no major impact on Gujarat, which had been bracing for heavy rains and high speed winds in the wake of Nilofar.
‘The earlier system, tagged as cyclonic storm Nilofar, gradually weakened into depression and then turned into ‘well- arked low pressure’ in the last 24 hours,’ said state Met official Ajay Kumar. ‘Due to this new system, we expect moderate rains in parts of Kutch and Saurashtra. Wind speed will remain between 35-45kmph. There is no need to worry now,’ he said.
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