Cyclone Shakti, the first cyclonic storm of the post-monsoon season in the Arabian Sea, is churning up the sea, packing a wind speed of 100 kmph and gusting, officials said on Saturday.

Cyclone Shakti has formed in the Arabian Sea over open waters. It will intensify further while remaining over the sea. As it weakens, steering winds push it towards the Gujarat coast and only for it to be redirected back into the open seas once again.

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Shakti, which has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, was moving further into the Arabian Sea and lay centred about 420 km away from Dwarka in Gujarat, the weather office said. Thunderstorms and rainfall are also forecast in central Maharasht

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