- Issue Date: Nov 30, 1982 Datta. The present article investigates the dreadful effect of a severe cyclonic storm swept through the Gujarat coast on the afternoon of 8th November 1982 in the fishing villages and fishery industry.It describes the districtwise extent of loss and damage to small scale fisheries along Gujarat coast especially in the districts of Amreli and Junagadh and the Union territory of Diu. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), a depression formed in the east central Arabian sea is likely to become a deep depression over the next 12 hours and further intensify into a cyclonic formation and move over Maharashtra and Gujarat on June 3. Explore more on Gujarat Cyclone. Cyclone Vayu moves towards Gujarat coast. Gujarat, Maharashtra brace for cyclone, deploy NDRF teams. Start Page : 1 End Page : 7. ill., maps All titles : " Cyclone devastation along Saurashtra coast of Gujarat in November 1982 " " Cyclone devastation along Saurashtra coast of Gujarat in November 1982 [Damage, losses to fishing industry, India] " It was a visitation of grief and destruction, a cruel twist to the suffering Gujarat was already shrouded in. The 1998 Gujarat cyclone (Joint Typhoon Warning Center designation: 03A; India Meteorological Department designation: ARB 02) was a deadly tropical cyclone that killed at least 10,000 people in India. Image: Earth Nullschool Cyclonic storm Vayu, which is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, may hit Gujarat coast and bring heavy rainfall and winds at the speed of 110 kilometres per hour (kmph) to Saurashtra and Kutch on June 13 and 14, said India Meteorological Department (IMD). Meteorological history. CYCLONE DEVASTATION ALONG SAURASHTRA COAST OF GUJARAT IN NOVEMBER 1982 G.Sudhakara Rao and K.K. A severe cyclonic storm with a wind velocity of 150 km per hour swept throu^ the coastal districts of Junagadh, Amreli and Bhavnagar of Saurashtra (Fig.l) on the afternoon of 8th November 1982 leaving behind a trail of destruction atong its path.
Meteorologists first noticed the brewing cyclone over the Arabian Sea on November 5, 1,200 km to the south-west of Goa. Find Gujarat Cyclone Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Gujarat Cyclone and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM.