Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Kyarr tracks away from India as Diwali continues
By
Adam Douty, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Oct 25, 2019 11:24 AM EDT
Kyarr is seen on satellite on Oct. 28, 2019.
Kyarr, one of the strongest storms in recent memory in the Arabian Sea, lashed the Indian coastline over the weekend with fierce winds and drenching rain but avoided making a direct strike on the country.
The storm formed last week near the coast of western India on Friday, local time before it strengthened over the weekend to become a super cyclonic storm on Sunday while moving away from the western Indian coast.
The system is the first super cyclonic storm in the northern Indian Ocean and the first in the Arabian Sea since Gonu in 2007, according to AccuWeather Lead International Meteorologist Jason Nicholls.
Current maximum sustained winds are around 200 km/h (125 mph), making it the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
Surf conditions will continue to improve along the western coast of India as the storm continues to move away through the middle of the week.
After maintaining strength as a super cyclonic storm for a time, Kyarr has begun to weaken and was downgraded to an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday.
"The cyclone should continue to weaken as it approaches the eastern Oman coast by the middle of this week."
Colorado State University Meteorologist Philip Klotzbach said the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season has now generated more Accumulated Cyclone Energy than any other North India Ocean cyclone season on record.
Diwali which began on Sunday across much of India, will continue with celebrations lasting through the week.
While Kyarr brought no significant impacts to western beyond the weekend, parts of the country will still have to contend with showers and thunderstorms.
Northern India will have dry weather for the duration of Diwali. However, haze and fog could shroud some firework displays. The smoke from fires and fireworks will likely lead to poor air quality and poor visibility by the middle and end of next week.
A large portion of central and southern India will get rounds of isolated showers and thunderstorms each day. While it will not rain the entire day, residents should be prepared for a brief downpour on any given day.
Cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam could be threatened with these brief showers and thunderstorms. While rain may dampen some festivities, it should not be heavy enough to cancel activities in most areas.
The southern and southeastern coast of India will be subject to more numerous showers and storms, with some areas getting prolonged downpours as a tropical disturbance drifts across the region.
Residents of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry may have festivities impacted by heavy downpours and should be prepared to move indoor when thunder is first heard.
Forecasters are monitoring the potential for tropical development of this feature once it moves into the Arabian Sea over in the coming days. At this time this disturbance looks to follow a path similar to Kyarr.
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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Kyarr tracks away from India as Diwali continues
By Adam Douty, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Oct 25, 2019 11:24 AM EDT
Kyarr is seen on satellite on Oct. 28, 2019.
Kyarr, one of the strongest storms in recent memory in the Arabian Sea, lashed the Indian coastline over the weekend with fierce winds and drenching rain but avoided making a direct strike on the country.
The storm formed last week near the coast of western India on Friday, local time before it strengthened over the weekend to become a super cyclonic storm on Sunday while moving away from the western Indian coast.
The system is the first super cyclonic storm in the northern Indian Ocean and the first in the Arabian Sea since Gonu in 2007, according to AccuWeather Lead International Meteorologist Jason Nicholls.
Current maximum sustained winds are around 200 km/h (125 mph), making it the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
(Photo/NOAA)
Surf conditions will continue to improve along the western coast of India as the storm continues to move away through the middle of the week.
After maintaining strength as a super cyclonic storm for a time, Kyarr has begun to weaken and was downgraded to an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday.
"The cyclone should continue to weaken as it approaches the eastern Oman coast by the middle of this week."
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Colorado State University Meteorologist Philip Klotzbach said the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season has now generated more Accumulated Cyclone Energy than any other North India Ocean cyclone season on record.
Diwali which began on Sunday across much of India, will continue with celebrations lasting through the week.
While Kyarr brought no significant impacts to western beyond the weekend, parts of the country will still have to contend with showers and thunderstorms.
Northern India will have dry weather for the duration of Diwali. However, haze and fog could shroud some firework displays. The smoke from fires and fireworks will likely lead to poor air quality and poor visibility by the middle and end of next week.
A large portion of central and southern India will get rounds of isolated showers and thunderstorms each day. While it will not rain the entire day, residents should be prepared for a brief downpour on any given day.
Cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam could be threatened with these brief showers and thunderstorms. While rain may dampen some festivities, it should not be heavy enough to cancel activities in most areas.
The southern and southeastern coast of India will be subject to more numerous showers and storms, with some areas getting prolonged downpours as a tropical disturbance drifts across the region.
Residents of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry may have festivities impacted by heavy downpours and should be prepared to move indoor when thunder is first heard.
Forecasters are monitoring the potential for tropical development of this feature once it moves into the Arabian Sea over in the coming days. At this time this disturbance looks to follow a path similar to Kyarr.
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