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Cylone Biparjoy rapidly intensifies into severe cylconic storm

The Met office said the cyclonic storm will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Thursday morning and very severe cyclonic storm by Friday evening.

A depression over the southeast Arabian Sea, south of Porbandar in Gujarat, is likely to move northwestward and intensify into a cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.

The Met office said the cyclonic storm will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Thursday morning and very severe cyclonic storm by Friday evening.Cyclone Biparjoy, which is holding up the start of monsoon rains in India, is set to intensify into a very severe storm in the Arabian Sea as it moves near the country’s west coast where major ports and refineries sit.

The cyclone is now a severe storm and will continue to intensify and move northward over the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department said in an update. The agency has signaled that the system would critically influence the arrival of monsoon rains over Kerala by driving away clouds and moisture.

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