New Delhi (NVI): Deep Depression over eastcentral Bay of Bengal has intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’ and is further expected to intensify into ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’ during subsequent 36 hours, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
IMD has issued yellow alert for Odisha and West Bengal coasts as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm likely to cause heavy rainfall and thunderstorm across the region.
Parts of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Bihar are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places over the next four days.
The Deep Depression over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during past 6 hours and intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’ (pronounced as ‘Yass’). It lay centre at 0830 IST,CS near 16.4°N/89.6°E, 630 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha), the IMD said.
It would intensify further into severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours.
It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by 26th May early morning, the IMD said.
It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands around noon of 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.
North Coastal Andhra Pradesh is likely to receive light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places on 24th May and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places on 25th & 26th May.
“Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places over south Coastal Odisha on 24th, heavy to very heavy rainfall in the north coastal districts on 25th, heavy to very heavy rains at a few places with extremely heavy falls in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar on 26th May and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in north interior Odisha on 27th,” the IMD said.
Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south coastal districts of Odisha during 25th and 26th May.
Light to moderate rainfall expected at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall over Medinipur, South & north 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts on 25th, extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jhargram, Medinipur, North & south 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata.
“Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over Nadia, Bardhaman, Bankura, Purulia, Bhirbhum and heavy falls at isolated places over Murshidabad, Malda and Dakshin Dinajpur Districts on 26th May and heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Malda & Darjeeling, Dinajpur, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Sikkim and heavy rain at a few places over Bankura, Purulia, Bardhaman, Bhirbhum & Murshidabad on 27th May,” it said.
Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jharkhand and extremely heavy rainfall over southeast Jharkhand, Assam and Meghalaya on 26th & 27th May while over Bihar on 27th May, the IMD said.
