The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Friday night that Cyclonic Storm “Asna” had moved west over the northeast Arabian Sea and was now about 120 km south of Karachi, 180 km southwest of Thatta, 250 km southeast of Ormara, and 440 km east-southeast of Gwadar.
That’s where the storm is: 23.8 degrees north, 66.6 degrees east. After starting to move west-northwestward, Asna is likely to change direction and start moving west-southwestward.
Asna is causing rain and thunderstorms in Karachi, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Matiari, Jamshoro, and Dadu districts of Sindh until August 31. There will be strong downpours and winds of 60–70 km/h, with gusts up to 80 km/h. The regions of Hub, Lasbella, Awaran, Kech, and Gwadar in Balochistan will have similar weather until September 1.
It was told by the PMD that heavy rains could flood low-lying areas along the coast of Makran.
The sea is expected to stay rough to very rough, and the winds will be squally, reaching 60–70 km/h with gusts up to 80 km/h. People who fish in Sindh should not go out to sea until August 31, and people who fish in Balochistan should not go out until September 1.
In the meantime, Sahibzada Khan, Director General of the Meteorological Department, told the press that Cyclone Asna had changed into a deep depression when it got to Rajasthan.
“This is the first time that a cyclone like this has formed in 60 years, since 1964.” It’s 200 kilometers south of Karachi right now, and he said, “It may get stronger into a tropical storm in the next six hours.”
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