Cyclone Gulab alert: Heavy rains to lash Mumbai & several other Maharashtra districts
Isolated heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai on Tuesday
Cyclone Gulab, hit parts of the Konkan region on Sunday and the storm is now moving westwards, at a 75-85 kmph wind speed, gusting to a 95 kmph high. The cyclone is travelling towards central Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Marathwada, Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coast.
The rain spell is likely to intensify with the inwards movement of the storm, as per reports. As per MeT forecasts, Mumbai and adjoining areas will receive extremely heavy rain, across isolated regions on Tuesday. An orange warning has been raised here accordingly. Strong winds, accompanied by thunderstorms can also be expected.
Notably, this is the third cyclone hitting the Indian mainland this year. Previously, cyclone Tauktae on the western coast and Yaas on the eastern side brought a torrential pour to the Indian subcontinent. According to data records between 1990 and 2021, only 14 such storms have brewed in the month of September. This rare phenomenon was witnessed only three times in the past decade (2011 to 2021), excluding cyclone Gulab.
