Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tej weakens into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tej has weakened into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm over the west-central Arabian Sea. It continued to move northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during the past six hours and lies centered over the west-central Arabian Sea.

The India Metrological Department has said that it is very likely to continue to move northwestwards and cross the Yemen coast close to AlGhaidah around the early hours tomorrow as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 125 to 135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph. 

Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall over Mizoram and heavy to very rainfall over Tripura is likely to occur today and tomorrow. Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over the same region on the 25th of this month. Rainfall intensity will decrease on 26th November with light to moderate rainfall at a few places over the region.

Light to moderate rainfall is likely at many places over south Assam and eastern Meghalaya today and tomorrow with isolated heavy rainfall over south Assam.  In coastal Districts of Odisha,  light to moderate rainfall is expected to occur in most places today and tomorrow. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal today and tomorrow.