Cyclones in Gujarat

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy formed in the Arabian Sea on 6 June 2023 and lasted almost two weeks. It peaked as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm on 11 June and weakened to a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm before crossing the Kutch coast of Gujarat near Jakhau Port on 15 June with winds of 115-125 km/h. Large-scale evacuations were carried out along the Gujarat and Sindh coasts, and the storm caused 17 deaths.

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae formed over the Arabian Sea on 14 May 2021 and moved north along India's west coast, bringing heavy rain and wind to Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra before crossing the Saurashtra coast of Gujarat, about 20 km northeast of Diu, on 17 May. It caused 174 deaths, with a further 81 people missing, many of them crew of offshore vessels off Mumbai.