Cyclone Dana Live Updates: The weather office said that a cyclonic circulation formed over the North Andaman Sea may intensify into a cyclonic storm (Cyclone Dana) and reach the Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24, causing heavy rains and strong winds in both the states.Â
According to weather officials, the wind speed is expected to reach 60 kmph on and around the Odisha-West Bengal coasts from October 23, which will increase to 120 kmph from the night of October 24 to the morning of October 25. Fishermen of both the states have been advised not to go to sea from October 23 to 26 as the situation is likely to remain bad.
Cyclonic storm by October 24!
This weather system is likely to develop into a low pressure area by Monday afternoon, which will turn into a depression over east-central Bay of Bengal by October 22 and then into a cyclonic storm by October 24. Light to moderate rains are likely in many areas with heavy to very heavy rains over coastal areas of Bengal and Odisha between October 23 and 25.
Possibility of heavy to very heavy rains
IMD Director General Mrityunjay Mahapatra said that this system is likely to take the form of a severe cyclonic storm. He said that heavy to very heavy rains are likely in some parts of Odisha from October 23.
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He told a local TV channel in Bhubaneswar that some places in the coastal area may receive 20 cm of rain on October 24-25. The intensity of rain may increase from 20 to 30 cm and above 30 in some places. However, Mohapatra also said that the IMD has not yet made any forecast on the location and intensity of the landfall. The weather bulletin said that light to moderate rain is also expected in Andhra Pradesh.
The Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and fire service personnel are on standby. They will be deployed after the IMD determines the landfall location and wind speed of the cyclone.
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