A river outside my front gate this morning!
18:40 (IST)03 OCT 2021
IMD issues warning to fishermen
The India Meteorological Department has forecast that gale wind speed reaching 115-125 kmph gusting to 135 kmph is likely to prevail over Gulf of Oman and adjoining northwest Arabian Sea in coming hours and would gradually decrease becoming 95 - 105 Kmph gusting to 115 Kmph over Gulf of Oman later in the night. It will reduce further to 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph over north coastal Oman and adjoining Gulf of Oman from Monday early morning and reduce substantially thereafter.
Sea condition will be high to very high over Gulf of Oman and adjoining northwest Arabian Sea till mid-night today. It would be high to very high over Gulf of Oman and adjoining north coastal Oman from early hours of Monday, the IMD further said.
The Met department also warned fishermen not to venture into northwest Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and along and off north Oman coast till Monday morning.
15:46 (IST)03 OCT 2021
Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen over Gulf of Oman and adjoining northwest Arabian Sea
The Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen over Gulf of Oman and adjoining northwest Arabian Sea moved west-southwestwards with a speed of about 15 kmph, during past 6 hours, lay centred at 1130 hrs IST of today, the 3rd October, 2021 over Gulf of Oman and adjoining northwest Arabian Sea, near latitude 24.1°N and longitude 58.6°E, about 1090 km west-northwest of Devbhoomi Dwarka (Gujarat), 240 km west-southwest of Chabahar Port (Iran) and 60 km north-northeast of Muscat (Oman), the India Meteorological Department said.
The system is very likely to continue to move west-southwestwards towards Oman coast and weaken gradually. It is very likely to cross Oman coast between Long.56°E & 58°E, around 57°E (about 130 km west-northwest of Muscat) by early hours of 4th October 2021, as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90 -100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph, the IMD added.
15:18 (IST)03 OCT 2021
Cyclone Shaheen approaches Oman, flights delayed; child killed
Tropical Cyclone Shaheen bore down on Oman on Sunday, prompting authorities to delay flights to and from the capital, Muscat, and to urge residents to evacuate coastal areas. A child who had been swept away by water was found dead, the state news agency said, and another person was missing.
The eye of the storm was about 60 km (40 miles) from Muscat and it was carrying top winds of 120 kph (75 mph) or more, a joint statement by the country's hazard, weather and civil aviation agencies said. The storm's centre was expected to hit land during the late afternoon and evening, bringing very high winds and heavy rainfall, but the outer bands of the system were already being felt.
The national emergency committee said the power supply would be cut in al-Qurm, east of the capital, to avoid accidents. More than 2,700 people were put up in emergency shelters.
(Reuters)