Cyclone Asani Rages In Bay Of Bengal, Unlikely To Make Landfall

The storm in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone on Sunday, packing wind speed of more than 75 kmph, and is expected to get stronger. ꦯ

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Updated on: 8 May 2022 4:54 am

Cyclone Asani Rages In Bay Of Benga♓l, 🅠Unlikely To Make Landfall

Cyclone Asani Rag🌳es In Bay Of Bengal, Unlikely To Make Landfall

The storm in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone on Sunday, packing wind speed of💦 more than 75 kmph, and is exp🎃ected to get stronger, the weather office said.

H🏅owever, it is expected to fizzle out next week without making a landfall.

Under the ⛎influence of the cyclone, northern Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts ar❀e expected to experience heavy winds and rains from Tuesday, the weather office said.

The cyclonic storm 'Asani', Sinhanlese for 'wrath', lay centred over southeast Bay of Bengal 380 km west of Port Blair iﷺn the Andaman Islands at 5:30 am on ༒Sunday, the weather office said.

“It is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Stormꦑ over east central Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin issued at 8:30 ༒am.

According to the tജrack of the cyclone forecast by IMD, the cyclone was very likely to continue to move northwestwards till May 10 evening and reach West central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Benga🅘l off North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts.

“Thereafter, it is very likely to recurve north-northeastwards and move t🌃owards Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast,” it said.

According to the cyclone trackers, the weatᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚher system is expected to be at its strongest, packing wind speed of 60 knots (111 km per hour🐻), on Monday with its fury on full display in the Bay of Bengal.

The severe cyclonic storm is expected to start weakening gradually fro🦋m Tuesday as it moves towards the coa⛄sts of northern Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Coastal districts of Od🧜isha and the southe൲rn part of West Bengal, including the state capital Kolkata, are likely to be lashed by light to moderate rain from Tuesday, the IMD said.

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea and along🍷 and off West Bengal and Odisha coasts from May 10 till further✨ notice.

The sea conditions near the Odisha coast will become rough on May 9 and rougher on May 10. T𒊎he wind speed in the sea will increase to 80-90 kmph on May 10.