22:05 SkymetWeather forecast for December 6: Cyclone Ockhi to weaken further, head to Gujarat; light rain in Mumbai to continue.
Every attempt is being made by Coast Guard, Indian Navy & Indian Air Force to get the missing fishermen and to bring them back to safety. I have been quoting the numbers given to me by the state govt: Union Defence Minister Sitharaman #CycloneOckhi pic.twitter.com/ypsJIHphAp— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017
Take a look at the #live #lightning and #thunderstorm status across #Asia: https://t.co/9G8vbu4V5y #CycloneOckhi #MumbaiRains #GujaratRains— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
Depression likely to form in the Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours, uncertainty over #Cyclone formation: https://t.co/3hzfyOxbFb #weather #ChennaiRains #TamilNadurains #AndhraPradesh @AndhraPradeshCM @AndhraHeadlines @tnsdma— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
20:15 "CycloneOckhi is around 350 km south-SW of Surat, it is expected to cross tonight. It is showing sign of decreasing in intensity.Issued heavy rainfall alert in coastal districts only for tonight, wind speed expected to be around 65-70 kmph when cyclone cross," Director, IMD Ahmedabad told ANI.
I have spoken to Health Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat regarding #CycloneOckhi , and have assured them that all support will be extended by the Centre, in terms of medicines and medical teams: JP Nadda,Health Minister pic.twitter.com/d7t83PIknH— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017
#CycloneOckhi: #Rains, high velocity winds lash #Surat, #Rajkot, #Valsad, #Ahmedabad https://t.co/t1ToLBm1cx @tv9gujarati @GujaratTourism @AhmedabadTimes pic.twitter.com/49P5MgOpn2— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
19:51 Election Commission asked Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat to prepare a contingency plan in the wake of Cyclone Ockhi and to ensure that those affected and rehabilitated should be able to vote, reports ANI.
19:40 Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani chairs a meeting in Surat to oversee preparedness in wake of Cyclone Ockhi, reports ANI.
Take a look at the 3 days #weather forecast across #Gujarat and #Maharashtra #MumbaiRains @RidlrMUM @abpmajhatv @ETNOWlive @firstpost @Saamanaonline @mataonline @MumbaiMirror pic.twitter.com/eQf0LdLvFk— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
Take a look at the possible track of the well-marked low-pressure area in Bay. Likely to intensify into a depression soon. #weather #TamilNadu #AndhraPradesh #Odisha #Chennairains pic.twitter.com/IHaS9CYQin— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
Take a look at the #CycloneOckhi #MumbaiRains update @RidlrMUM @Saamanaonline @firstpost @ETNOWlive @abpmajhatv @MumbaiPolice @TOIMumbai @TV9Marathi @mataonline @tv9gujarati pic.twitter.com/ihleDBtQqT— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
#MumbaiRains : In the last 9 hours, #SantaCruz observatory has recorded 28 mm of #rains and #Colaba Observatory 54 mm, #Alibaug 2 mm, #Thane 10 mm, #Dahanu 54 mm, #Nashik 9 mm, Ratnagiri 2 mm rains and #Pune trace, #Maharashtra @RidlrMUM— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
#CycloneOckhi threat over for #Gujarat. Moderate #rain and winds are possible over south #Gujarat till tomorrow morning. @SkymetWeather— Mahesh Palawat (@Mpalawat) December 5, 2017
#CycloneOckhi weakened in #deep depression. Due to unfavourable conditions may degenerate before reaching #Gujarat coast. @SkymetWeather— Mahesh Palawat (@Mpalawat) December 5, 2017
18:53 Mumbai's Chowpatty beach closed for public due to Cyclone Ockhi, reports Times of India.
18:24 Cyclone Ockhi over Eastcentral Arabian Sea has moved further north-northeastwards and lay centered about 350 km south-southwest of Surat, 200 km west-southwest of Mumbai, tweets All India Radio.
18:14 Cyclone Ockhi takes wind out of Gujarat poll campaign, rallies cancelled
Cyclone Ockhi on Tuesday barrelled towards the Gujarat coast where it is likely to make a landfall midnight tonight, forcing several political bigwigs, including BJP chief Amit Shah, to cancel their rallies in the poll-bound state.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, however, made it to the state and addressed a rally in Kutch, while calling off three campaign meetings planned in Morbi, Dhrangadhra and Surendranagar town.
17:31 The Disaster Management Unit of Mumbai Municipal Corporation, in a tweet, said that stay arrangements for Chaityabhumi visitors are made in 70 Schools by MCGM. 20 free buses, Medical facilities and Civic arrangements are also made available.
#CycloneOckhi #HADR #OpSahayam Deployment of IN & ICG assets for #SAR of missing fisherman off the coast of Kerala (graphic representation) @DefenceMinIndia @nsitharaman @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/6CkAHevkan— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) December 5, 2017
16:01 The Western Railways, in a tweet, have reiterated that the suburban service is not facing stoppages.
15:44
Convective clouds have reduced cover #Mumbai. Now #rain will also reduce. By tomorrow except only light rain. @SkymetWeather @mumbairains1 pic.twitter.com/3dzdsP2gan— Mahesh Palawat (@Mpalawat) December 5, 2017
15:36
Mumbai: A man stand with an umbrella in a street amid heavy showers triggered by Cyclone Ockhi in Mumbai on Tuesday. (PTI Photo by Mitesh Bhuvad)
15:20 Bandra-Worli Sea Link is fully functional: Mumbai Police
In a rebuttal to some WhatsApp and social media hoax messages, Mumbai Police have tweeted saying that the Bandra Worli Sea Link is "fully functional today as link any other day".
15:16
#Maharashtra: One boat from Raigarh with 4 people goes missing, rescue agencies trying to establish contact #CycloneOckhi— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017
14:55 After PM Modi, Congress' Rajiv Shukla urges their workers to assist people in Gujarat
Following prime minister Modi's tweet urging BJP workers to assist people in Gujarat, Congress leader Rajiv Shukla has also tweeted urging Congress workers "to prepare themselves to help people."
"We should ensure that all possible assistance reach people of Gujarat in this hour of need," he added.
14:41
Take a look at the 3 days #weather forecast across #Gujarat and #Maharashtra #MumbaiRains @RidlrMUM @abpmajhatv @ETNOWlive @firstpost @Saamanaonline @mataonline pic.twitter.com/wlKXKUCwny— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
13:44 UP CM Adityanath donates Rs 5 crore from CM Distress Relief Fund to PM's National Relief Fund
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has handed over a cheque worth Rs 5 crore to Prime Minister Modi from Chief Minister Distress Relief Fund towards PM's National Relief Fund, for the cyclone affected people in Lakshadweep and other States.
13:32
Five days after #CycloneOchki made landfall @IndiaCoastGuard continues to be at sea off #TamilNadu #Kerala & #Lakshadweep Island for Search & Rescue . Coast Guard Ship rescued 19 fishermen on board 02 stranded vessels 96 Nautical Miles off Bitra (L&M ) Islands @DefenceMinIndia pic.twitter.com/PKFBHiUkjh— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) December 5, 2017
13:11
Driving through the Bandra-Worli sea link & now Worli, it seems like just another rainy day. Traffic is normal & nothing unusual, Mumbai is unaffected by cyclone Ockhi.#Ockhi pic.twitter.com/AC8PlUJ3YT— salim merchant (@salim_merchant) December 5, 2017
12:54 Mumbai University exams taking place as scheduled
The University administration has announced that exams for various streams will continue as per schedule, according to Firstpost.
12:36 Cyclone Ockhi weakens, 230 km west of Mumbai
According to SkyMetWeather, Severe Cyclone Ockhi has now weakened into a 'cyclone'. The cyclone is currently in east-central Arabian Sea. It is about 390 km south west of Surat and 230 km west of Mumbai.
12:09
Inspite of heavy rains, Western Railway's suburban & other train services are running normal.— Western Railway (@WesternRly) December 5, 2017
12:03 PM Narendra Modi has urged BJP members to "focus on helping people" across Gujarat
With #CycloneOckhi expected to make a landfall in Gujarat, I appeal to @BJP4Gujarat Karyakartas to focus on helping people across the state. Our Karyakartas should devote themselves to providing all possible assistance and stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow citizens.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 5, 2017
11:42 As of 5:35 am, Cyclone Ockhi was around 480 km southwest of Surat, according to the IMD. The department also said that it would cross south Gujarat coast by tonight.
11:26
Weather Alert for #Maharashtra: Moderate #rain & #thundershower with strong winds, rough sea over Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, Ahmednagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, #Mumbai Nandurbar, #Nashik #Pune Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Satara, #Thane Harnai and #Kolhapur in next 36- 48 hrs— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
11:12
Heavy rains in Mumbai #CycloneOckhi. WR suburban services are running normal.— Western Railway (@WesternRly) December 5, 2017
10:56 Mumbai's suburban railway services largely running normally
Central Railways is running 10 minutes late, but the frequency of local trains in Mumbai hasn’t been affected, a Railway official has told CNN-News18.
Public Relations Officer for the Mumbai Airport says flight operations haven’t been affected.
10:36
Pics of relief material being transferred ..4/4 pic.twitter.com/2OLO9re1H7— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) December 5, 2017
10:30 According to SkyMetWeather, in the last 24 hours (from 8:30 am on Monday), Santa Cruz in Mumbai has recorded 22 mm of rainfall while Colaba has witnessed 23 mm of rain.
10:20
Take a look at the #INSAT #satellite image across #Maharashtra and #Gujarat: https://t.co/07qlec4B7s #MumbaiRains @RidlrMUM @ETNOWlive @abpmajhatv pic.twitter.com/ZaxBejFeyW— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) December 5, 2017
10:03 NASA satellite picture captures Cyclone Ockhi
A NASA satellite passed over the Arabian Sea & found Tropical Cyclone Ockhi moving north as desert dust pushed into the region north of the storm: https://t.co/WMA1wCMKa8 pic.twitter.com/A2U5w2TrHz— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) December 5, 2017
09:55 Here's what the Indian Meteorological Department has said:
Wind speed: Wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph and gusting to 70 kmph are very likely along and off north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts till December 6 morning.
Sea condition: The sea would be rough to very rough along and off north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts till December 6 morning.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea along and off north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts till December 6 morning.
09:49 Ockhi to be expected to subside later in the day, to be 'low' cyclonic disturbance tomorrow
According to a release by the Indian Meteorological Department on Monday, Cyclone Ockhi is currently categories as a 'cyclonic storm' and is expected to be downgraded to a 'deep depression' later today.
It will eventually be categorised as 'depression' early tomorrow before finally tagging the level of cyclonic disturbance as 'low' later tomorrow.
08:58
#CycloneOckhi #HADR #OpSahayam Relief material being off loaded in smaller boats for affected people in Lakshadweep & Minicoy Islands 1/n @DefenceMinIndia @nsitharaman @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/i1OtzvYx7T— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) December 4, 2017
08:52 Schools remain shut today along Maharashtra's coastal district, including Mumbai
Late yesterday, Maharashtra government declared that schools in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Sindhudurga, Ratnagiri, Thane, Raigad and Palghar Districts were being given a precautionary holiday on Tuesday after the India Meteorological Department issued a warning for rain and thundershowers.
Maharashtra's education minister Vinod Tawde tweeted the same late in the evening.
08:47 Cyclone Ockhi earlier wrecked havoc off the coast of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep and Karnataka
According to PTI, rescue efforts in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep have been under way since Saturday.
So far, 1,540 people, including fishermen, affected by Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued, the Centre said on Monday.
Quoting an official statement released by National Crisis Management Committee, PTI reported that at least 243 fishermen in Tamil Nadu, 250 in Kerala and 1,047 people in Lakshadweep have been rescued so far.
On Monday evening, rain lashed Mumbai and the surrounding areas.
08:17 Visuals tweeted by news agency ANI show acute water logging in Mumbai's Andheri area.
Visuals of rain from #Mumbai's Andheri. #CycloneOckhi pic.twitter.com/609MTgxq26— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017
08:14 High and low tide timings are crucial
While the day's first high tide happened at 12:49 am, the next one will happen at 12:39 pm.
The low tide will be around 6:49 pm, according to Tide Forecast. Day's first low tide happened at 6:52 am.
08:07 Suburban services running as normal, Western Railway says 'geared for the cyclone'
As of 8 am, both the Central and Western Railway's Suburban services were running as normal.
Western Railways put out a tweet last night saying that it was fully "geared for the same (the cyclone). Patrolling has been intensified and staff alerted for monitoring crowd movement at stations" and to "keep an eye on water level on tracks in case of rains".
The Central Railway has also said that it has geared up to the cyclone "with elaborate Railway Protection Force (RPF) and MSSF arrangements for crowd control at all stations".
07:56 Cyclone Ockhi, which originated close to Sri Lanka later last week has travelled along India's western shore and is not expected to make a landfall along the north Maharashtra-Gujarat coast tomorrow.
The Cyclone is currently less than 420 km southwest of Mumbai in the Arabian Sea and moving northwards.
We'll bring you the latest updates on Cyclone Ockhi and the expected impact it has on Mumbai and the surrounding areas.
Every attempt is being made by Coast Guard, Indian Navy & Indian Air Force to get the missing fishermen and to bring them back to safety. I have been quoting the numbers given to me by the state govt: Union Defence Minister Sitharaman #CycloneOckhi pic.twitter.com/ypsJIHphAp
— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2017
Mumbai's Chowpatty beach closed for public due to CycloneOckhi,reportsTimes of India.
CycloneOckhion Tuesday barrelled towards the Gujarat coast where it is likely to make a landfall midnight tonight, forcing several political bigwigs, includingBJPchiefAmitShah, to cancel their rallies in the poll-bound state.
Congress Vice PresidentRahulGandhi, however, made it to the state and addressed a rally in Kutch, while calling off three campaign meetings planned inMorbi,DhrangadhraandSurendranagartown.
Mumbai: A man stand with an umbrella in a street amid heavy showers triggered by Cyclone Ockhi in Mumbai on Tuesday. (PTI Photo by Mitesh Bhuvad)
In a rebuttal to some WhatsApp and social media hoax messages, Mumbai Police have tweeted saying that the Bandra Worli Sea Link is "fully functional today as link any other day".
Following prime minister Modi's tweet urging BJP workers to assist people in Gujarat, Congress leader Rajiv Shukla has also tweeted urging Congress workers "to prepare themselves to help people."
"We should ensure that all possible assistance reach people of Gujarat in this hour of need," he added.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has handed over a cheque worth Rs 5 crore to Prime Minister Modi from Chief Minister Distress Relief Fund towards PM's National Relief Fund, for the cyclone affected people in Lakshadweep and other States.
The University administration has announced that exams for various streams will continue as per schedule, according toFirstpost.
According to SkyMetWeather, SevereCyclone Ockhi has now weakened into a 'cyclone'. The cyclone is currently in east-central Arabian Sea. It is about 390 km south west of Suratand 230 km west of Mumbai.
As of 5:35 am, Cyclone Ockhi was around 480 km southwest of Surat, according to the IMD. The department also said that it would cross south Gujarat coast by tonight.
Central Railways is running 10 minutes late, but the frequency of local trains in Mumbai has not been affected, a Railway official has toldCNN News18.
Public Relations Officer for the Mumbai Airport says flight operations haven’t been affected.
