The Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday said that a cyclonic storm is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by October 23 and it will affect the coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal. The storm is named Cyclone Dana and it is expected to reach the northwest Bay of Bengal, off Odisha-West Ben🥃gal coasts by October 24 morning.
An IMD official said that the sea condition will remain rough along and off the coast from October 22-25. The coastal region of Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall from October 23-25. He suggested the fishe꧃rmen to rಞeturn to shore by October 21.
IMD Issues Special Bulletin On Cyclonic Formation
The sp꧂ecial bulletin issued by IMD said that an upper air cyclonic circulation over the Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area over the Bay of Beng♊al during the next 24 hours.
The weather system is expec🍌ted to move west-northwestwards direction, and intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23 over east-central Bay of Bengal, it said.
"Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and reach the northwest🐬 Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West ♚Bengal coasts by October 24 morning," it added.
Under its influence, the coastal region of Odisha and West Bengal is likely to receive heavy rainfall from Octobe🎃r 23 to 25, the IMD said, advising fishermen to return to the shore by October 21.
IMD Directoꦬr-General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said tꦕhe system is likely to take the shape of a severe cyclonic storm.
He said parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy to very h🥂eavy rainfall from October 23 onwards.
"Some places in the coastaꦇl region may experience 20 cm rainfall on October 24-25. The intensity of the spell may also increase to 20 to 30 cm, and above 30 at some places," he told a local TV channel.
The IMD has not made any forecast o🍬n landfall location and intensity, 🗹he said.
Light to moderate rainfa🅰ll is also likely in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, the bulle𝓰tin said.
Squally wind with speed re𒅌aching 40-50 gusting to 60♚ kmph is very likely to commence from October 23 evening in Odisha-West Bengal coasts, and it would gradually increase to 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph from October 24 night to October 25 morning.
The IMD said during that per꧙iod, the sea conditions are likely to bꦰe rough.
Weather Forecast For Odisha
The IMD forecast said that light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely to oꦿccur at one or two places over the districts of south Odisha, north coastal Odisha and dry weather very likely to prevail over the districts of north interior Odisha on Sunday.
The IMD also forecast thunderstorms with lightning in isolated places in the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganj🍌am and Gajapati districts on Sunday.
