Cyclone Tauktae (pronounced Tau-Te), which has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall in Gujarat.

• Developed in- Arabian Sea (Tauktae is the fourth cyclone in consecutive years to have developed in the Arabian Sea, that too in the pre-monsoon period (April to June).)
• Classification- very severe cyclonic storm

The monsoon is likely to arrive on the Kerala coast on May 31, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a low depression over the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards from Lakshadweep and reach near Gujarat coast.