Meteorologists said that the cyclonic storm is expected to impact coastal and northern Karnataka.
Heavy rainfall continued in coastal parts of Karnataka on Friday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed that the deep depression in the Arabian Sea intensified into the cyclonic storm 'Kyarr'. The storm will, however, move towards Onam coast over the next five days. "The deep depression over east/central Arabian Sea moved northwards with a speed of 5 km/hour during the last six hours and intensified into cyclonic storm 'Kyarr' and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST today, the 25th October, 2019 near latitude 16.0°N and longitude 71.3°E over eastcentral Arabian Sea, about 240 km west-southwest of Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), 380 km south-southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 1850 km east-southeast of Salalah (Oman)", a statement by the IMD said. "It is very likely to move west-northwestwards towards Oman coast during next 5 days. It is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 12 hours", the statement added. Meteorologists stated that the cyclonic storm is expected to impact Karnataka as it is centered in the central Arabian Sea, around 300-400 km west of the Maharashtra coast in the Arabian sea. "The cyclonic storm has moved further north from Karnataka. There will be rough seas and high wind speeds along coastal areas along with moderate to heavy rainfall", Sunil Gavaskar, a meteorologist with the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) told TNM. Widespread moderate rainfall with heavy rainfall in isolated places has been forecasted in northern Karnataka in areas close to the Maharashtra border, as per a statement by the IMD. Rainfall and thunderstorm activity is forecast in South Interior Karnataka for Friday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast in isolated places of coastal Karnataka. However, the red warning issued for the coastal districts of Karnataka has been reduced to an orange for Friday and a yellow warning for Saturday. Schools and colleges remained closed in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Friday following the warning issued over the cyclonic storm Kyarr. District officials in all three coastal districts have been asked to remain on high alert. Fishermen were warned not to venture out in the sea while tourists were also asked to refrain from visiting the beaches. The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on Thursday predicted high waves in the range of 3 to 3.2 metres between Thursday and Saturday along the coast of Karnataka from Mangaluru to Karwar.
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