Cyclone Biparjoy

Gujarat's government responded by dispatching national and state disaster response teams to the affected areas.

[3] On 1 June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) began monitoring the potential for a formation of a cyclonic circulation in the Arabian Sea.

[7] The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system as a result, marking it as Invest 92A.

[11] Six hours later as its convection evolved into a central dense overcast (CDO) with a nascent eye, Biparjoy steadily strengthened, gaining Category 1-equivalent winds of 130 km/h (80 mph).

[12] By 00:00 UTC on 7 June, the IMD upgraded the system to a severe cyclonic storm with 3-minute sustained winds of 100 km/h (65 mph).

[13] Biparjoy cloud tops warmed and the convective burst collapsed, resulting in an upper-level outflow from the storm and pushing it back towards its system core.

[19][20] Biparjoy reached its peak intensity as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, with maximum 3-minute sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph).

[28] The depression was later marked as a well-marked low-pressure area by the IMD on June 19, prompting the discontinuation of advisories on the system.

[34] A total of 81,000 individuals were evacuated from the south-eastern coast, and authorities have established 75 relief camps at schools to assist.

[2] The weather office predicted heavy rains and strong winds for the districts of Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin, Tando Allahyar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Mithi Shaheed Benazirabad, and Sanghar.

[36][37] India's meteorological department issued alerts to local authorities in Gujarat on 12 June 2023, urging them to be prepared for potential evacuations.

Apart from Gujarat, the cyclone was anticipated to bring rainfall to several other states along India's western and southern coasts.

[40] Gujarat's coastal areas experienced heavy rains and strong winds, resulting in the loss of three lives in Kutch and Rajkot districts.

[45] Hospitals in northwest India received a high number of people who had been bitten by snakes after a cyclone hit the region Rajasthan.

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone , remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy on 6 June
Cyclone Biparjoy approaching the India–Pakistan border on 14 June