Cyclone Tej intensifies into a cyclonic storm, expected to transform into a severe cyclonic storm
Cyclone ‘Tej’ has intensified into a cyclonic storm and is expected to transform into a severe cyclonic storm on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the storm over the Arabian Sea is likely to cross between Al Ghaidah in Yemen and Salalah in Oman around the early morning of October 25.
The Met Department on Friday said that the depression over the Southwest Arabian Sea has intensified into a deep depression (DD), further noting that it can intensify into a cyclonic storm (CS) over the Southwest Arabian Sea during the next 12 hours.
It further said that the cyclonic storm can further intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) by this evening. Earlier, the weather department said that a low-pressure area over the southeast and the adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has developed into a depression.