A cyclonic storm is likely to hit the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal on Thursday after an existing system over the Bay of Bengal intensifies on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said. The cyclonic circulation over the Andaman sea on Monday intensified into a low-pressure area and is likely to turn into a cyclonic storm by October 23 which will impact Odisha-West Bengal coast, the IMD said. Cyclone Dana is expected to make a landfall over the coastal states of Odisha and West Bengal on Thursday, October 24.
The upper air cyclonic circulation over North Andaman Sea and adjoining Bay of Bengal has formed a low-pressure area over the eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea in the early morning. "It is very likely to intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23, over eastcentral Bay of Bengal," the IMD said. The system is very likely to reach northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24 morning, it said.
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"Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over coastal districts of West Bengal on 23rd and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal on 24th & 25th October," it added. The weather agency has also warned of heavy rainfall at isolated places in north coastal Andhra Pradesh on October 24 and 25.
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Assuring full preparedness, revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari told TOI, “The special relief commissioner is in touch with all district administrations and asked them to stay on alert. NDRF, ODRAF and fire services teams have been kept ready.”
The IMD has advised fishermen to return to shore by Monday evening and not to venture into the sea till October 26. Meanwhile, the Odisha government has ramped up operations for preparedness of cyclone Dana. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja held a review meeting with senior officials and the district collectors have been asked to prepare cyclone shelters to accommodate residents if evacuations are necessary.
It also issued an orange warning (get ready to take action) of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) along with thunderstorm with lightning for isolated places in Kendrapada, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Kandhamal and Gajapati districts.
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Yellow warning (be aware) of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) and thunderstorm with lightning has also been issued for isolated places in Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts.
The IMD maintained that squally wind speed reaching 40-50 gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to commence over northwest adjoining west central Bay of Bengal, along and off Odisha coast, from October 23 evening. It would gradually increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph from October 24 night till October 25 morning.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has put the district collectors of coastal districts on high alert and directed them to take all possible measures including evacuation of people from vulnerable places.
(With agency inputs)
The upper air cyclonic circulation over North Andaman Sea and adjoining Bay of Bengal has formed a low-pressure area over the eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea in the early morning. "It is very likely to intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23, over eastcentral Bay of Bengal," the IMD said. The system is very likely to reach northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24 morning, it said.
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Cyclone Dana updates
Under the impact of cyclone Dana, heavy rainfall between 20 and 30 cm is likely at some places in Odisha from October 23 to 25, as per the weather department. A red alert warning has been issued for Puri, Khurda, Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur districts. "Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall (07-11 cm) at isolated places is very likely over Odisha on 23rd & heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall (≥ 21 cm) at isolated places on 24th & 25th October," the IMD said in its bulletin."Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over coastal districts of West Bengal on 23rd and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal on 24th & 25th October," it added. The weather agency has also warned of heavy rainfall at isolated places in north coastal Andhra Pradesh on October 24 and 25.
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Cyclone Dana: Odisha on high alert
The IMD has issued graphics depicting the possible track of the moment of cyclone Dana, which hints that a severe cyclonic storm could likely hit the north Odisha coast, a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said.Assuring full preparedness, revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari told TOI, “The special relief commissioner is in touch with all district administrations and asked them to stay on alert. NDRF, ODRAF and fire services teams have been kept ready.”
The IMD has advised fishermen to return to shore by Monday evening and not to venture into the sea till October 26. Meanwhile, the Odisha government has ramped up operations for preparedness of cyclone Dana. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja held a review meeting with senior officials and the district collectors have been asked to prepare cyclone shelters to accommodate residents if evacuations are necessary.
Cyclone Dana: Heavy rainfall warning for Odisha
IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Sunday said that Odisha is likely to bear the maximum brunt of the cyclonic storm. The cyclone would spend maximum time on the Odisha coast leading to heavy to very heavy rainfall and high speed wind up to 100 km/hour. The IMD has issued red warning (take action) of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm) and thunderstorm with lightning has been sounded for isolated places in Puri, Khurda, Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur districts on October 24.It also issued an orange warning (get ready to take action) of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) along with thunderstorm with lightning for isolated places in Kendrapada, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Kandhamal and Gajapati districts.
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Yellow warning (be aware) of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) and thunderstorm with lightning has also been issued for isolated places in Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts.
The IMD maintained that squally wind speed reaching 40-50 gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to commence over northwest adjoining west central Bay of Bengal, along and off Odisha coast, from October 23 evening. It would gradually increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph from October 24 night till October 25 morning.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has put the district collectors of coastal districts on high alert and directed them to take all possible measures including evacuation of people from vulnerable places.
(With agency inputs)
