Cyclone Burevi had weakened into a deep depression over the Gulf of Mannar near Pamban by Thursday night. It is likely to cross the Ramanathapuram and Thoothukudi districts in Tamil Nadu on Friday morning with a wind speed of 50-60 km / hr with gusts of 70 km / h, which will bring heavy rain to southern Tamil Nadu and parts from southern Kerala.
However, there is a possibility that Burevi will emerge in the Arabian Sea and intensify again, the scientists said. With its fading into a deep depression, concerns about widespread damage or disaster in the southern state or Kerala from a cyclone have subsided. “The wind speed has decreased, so we do not expect damage. But chances are the depression will merge into the Arabian Sea. We cannot immediately say what his track or intensity will be. Once it moves over the Arabian Sea we can do some projections. The Burevi track (from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea) is not common, but it may not be the first case, ”said M Mohapatra, Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Scientists are also intrigued by the Burevi track which made landfall over Sri Lanka near northern Trincomalee between 10.30 and 11.30 pm on Wednesday as a cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 80-90 km / h with gusts of 100 km / h. It crossed the narrow strip of Palk Strait and the Pamban area and will cross Tamil Nadu as a deep depression. “I cannot say right away that this is the first time we have seen this trace of a cyclone moving over Sri Lanka and India, but I have no recollection of such a trace. Also, some models indicate that depression will emerge in the Arabian Sea in a day or two. You cannot rule out its re-intensification from a depression, “said Sunitha Devi, head of cyclones at IMD.
Burevi lay on the Gulf of Mannar near the coast of the Ramanathapuram district Thursday night. The associated wind speed is approximately 55 to 65 km / h with gusts of 75 km / h. The deep depression is likely to move to the west-southwest and through the Ramanathapuram and Thoothukudi districts. It is very likely to weaken further in a depression (40-50 km / h wind speed with 60 km / h gusts) later on Friday.
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