Tropical Storm Over The Western Pacific Traveled To Oman.
Cyclone Shaheen, a descendant of Cyclone Gulab, severely hit Oman and parts of Iran in the morning, killing at least 10 people.
Interestingly, the genesis of serial cyclones was with Tropical Storm Dianmu, which began in the western Pacific Ocean and crossed Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar to emerge as a weak system in the Bay of Bengal, which later strengthened in Cyclone Gulab.
The remnant of Gulab brought widespread heavy rains to central and western India at the end of the monsoon, damaging standing crops. The economic impact of Cyclone Gulab is estimated to be around Rs 2 billion, with much of it falling on farmers, according to RMSI, a global disaster risk management company.
As predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department, the remnant of Gulab emerged as a well-marked low-pressure area over southern Gujarat and the neighboring Gulf of Khambhat. The storm gained strength over the Arabian Sea and became severe Cyclone Shaheen.
The Met department had correctly predicted that after making landfall, the Gulab remnant could revive in the next cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea.
Meteorologists are intrigued by the long life of a western Pacific stormy weather system that took three lives, Dianmu, Gulab and Shaheen, and did not weaken despite its long journey across the Indian subcontinent.
“Shaheen is unique because it emerged from the remnant of the Gulab, which had emerged from a tropical storm over the western Pacific,” said Sunitha Devi, cyclone manager, IMD. “There have been few such leads in the past. There was one in 1948, for example.
It is also unique because Gulab formed towards the end of the monsoon. Cyclones typically form during the post-monsoon season starting in October. By land, Gulab and its remnant behaved like a monsoon system, bringing widespread rains over central India and over Telangana and Odisha. ”
The IMD list of unique cyclone tracks lists a storm in 1921 that moved from the Pacific Ocean to Oman. “Gulab weakened to a marked low before escalating into Shaheen, otherwise it would have a name, which would make it even more unusual. It’s unique, but as you can see, in 1921 there was also a similar track, ”said M Mohapatra, CEO of IMD.
IMD continued to issue warnings about Cyclone Shaheen even as it moved away from the Indian coast because it is the specialized regional meteorological center for the northern Indian Ocean and advises all countries in the region on cyclones.
“As India is a specialized center, it issues warnings for 13 countries as part of an advisory function under the World Meteorological Organization,” Mohapatra said.
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