The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning about Cyclone Sitarang on Saturday informing that the low pressure area over North Andaman Sea intensified into a depression on Saturday and is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 24. Is.
The IMD said in its statement that a low pressure area over North Andaman Sea, which intensified into a depression on Saturday, about 1,460 km south-southeast of Sagar Island in West Bengal, is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 24. are supposed to. bulletin
It is expected to move northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression over east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal by the morning of 23 October.
“The system is very likely to gradually re-curve north-northeastwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over central Bay of Bengal by the morning of October 24,” the IMD said.
Thereafter, it will continue to move north-northeastwards and cross the Bangladesh coast between Tinakona Island and Sandwich, around the morning of October 25, the IMD forecast said.
Check out the full forecast here:
- During October 24 and 25, 2022, scattered/very widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls very likely over Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal. There is also a possibility of very heavy rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal on October 24 and 25, 2022.
- Heavy rain warning has been issued in Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Cuttack and Khurda districts of Odisha.
- Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said, “We have put officials of eight districts on high alert. The state is ready to face the challenge.”
- During 22-24 October, Andaman and Nicobar Islands are very likely to receive scattered light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls.
- Very widespread/ widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy rain and thundershower/lightning very likely over Arunachal Pradesh on 24th & 25th; Assam and Meghalaya during 24-26 October and Mizoram and Tripura during 23-26 October.
- Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over Arunachal Pradesh on 24th and 25th; Assam and Meghalaya and Mizoram and Tripura on October 24, 2022. Very heavy rainfall is also likely over South Assam and Meghalaya and Mizoram and Tripura on October 25.
- Widespread light/moderate rain with isolated heavy falls and thundershowers very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and Kerala & Mahe on 22nd October
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