Twin Storm Brewing In Indian Seas: All About Cyclone Tej in Arabian Sea & Hamoon in Bay of Bengal

In a rare phenomenon, both Indian seas– the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea– have become active basins for stormy activities. Weather experts have predicted that twin cyclones will form over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, a phenomenon last seen in 2018 when cyclones– Luban and Titli– occurred at the same time, over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal respectively.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a cyclone named ‘Tej’ is brewing in the Arabian Sea, while cyclone ‘Hamoon’, still in a premature stage, is in the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Tej

Over the Arabian Sea, cyclone Tej is likely to turn into an extremely severe cyclonic storm later in the afternoon, the IMD said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.

As per the weather agency’s latest bulletin, Cyclone Tej had moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 18 kmph during the past six hours and lay centred over the southwest Arabian Sea at 5.30 am Sunday.

“It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours,” it added.

Tej will eventually move towards the south coast of Oman and adjoining Yemen, IMD said earlier.

Cyclone Haroon

Meanwhile, cyclone ‘Hamoon’, which is brewing in the Bay of Bengal, is currently in a premature stage and is moving close to the Andhra coast.

The Amaravati unit of IMD on Friday said a low-pressure area is formed over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. The depression is likely to intensify further into a depression over the West Central Bay of Bengal around October 23, IMD said.

The system is likely to turn into a cyclonic storm by October 24, according to private weather forecast service Skymet.

Impact of Cyclones On Indian Weather

The name ‘Tej’ as suggested by India, while Iran named ‘Hamoon’, based on the formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region.

Both cyclones when formed, will be separated by a large distance, of over 2500 kilometers. Due to being far from each others reach, they will traverse their track, independently, according to Skynet forecast.

The cyclones are not expected to have any significant impact on the weather in India. Slight weather change is expected in Chennai and the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, they move away.