Met says cyclone Tauktae intensifies further; may hit Gujarat coast May 18

Low pressure area is likely to become well-marked over Lakshadweep on May 14 morning and concentrate into a deep depression over the same region the following morning

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said that the well-marked low pressure over Lakshadweep under the influence of Cyclone Tauktae is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach near Gujarat coast on the evening of May 18.

Elaborating on the latest developments around Cyclone Tauktae and its aftermath, IMD in its update issued on Thursday said that the low pressure area is likely to become well-marked over Lakshadweep on May 14 morning and thereafter concentrate into a deep depression over the same region by the morning of May 15 and further intensify into cyclonic storm in the next 24