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New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for some states and said that the deep depression brewing over the Bay of Bengal may turn into a cyclonic storm by today. After it turns into a cyclonic storm, this cyclonic storm will be called ‘Hamoon’, a name given by Iran. The weather system was located over west-central Bay of Bengal after the storm moved north-eastwards on Sunday night.
“It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours as it moves north-eastwards and as a deep depression hits the Bangladesh coast between Khepupara and Chittagong around the evening of October 25,” the IMD’s morning bulletin said. is likely to be exceeded.”
The system is currently located in west-central Bay of Bengal after moving northeastwards on Sunday night. It lies centered around 400 km from Odisha’s Paradip and 550 km south-southwest of Digha in West Bengal.
“It is likely to escalate into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross the Bangladesh coast between Khepupara and Chittagong around October 25 evening as a deep depression,” the IMD’s morning bulletin said.
DD OVER WC BoB MOVED NW DURING PAST 6 HRS AND LAY CENTERED AT 0530 HOURS IST OF 23 OCT OVER WC BoB ABOUT 400 KM S OF PARADIP (ODISHA), 550 KM S-SW OF DIGHA (WB) AND 690 KM S-SW OF KHEPUPARA (BANGLADESH). TO INTENSIFY INTO A CS DURING NEXT 12 HOURS. pic.twitter.com/VO8pOm6Ggt
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 23, 2023
Warning issued for Odisha
The Odisha government has given directives to all district collectors to be prepared for any situation and has asked the administration to evacuate people from low-lying areas in case of heavy rains. The Department of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development has advised fishermen not to venture into the deep sea.
There is a possibility of rain in the coastal districts of the state for the next two days. The IMD said light to moderate rain is likely over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya and coastal districts of West Bengal.
Under the influence of the cyclone light to moderate rainfall is likely at a few places in coastal Odisha on Monday and at many places over the next two days, added Dash.
Light to moderate rainfall is also expected to occur at a few places in northern and southern coastal districts, besides Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal, said the weather department.
Since weather events are likely to occur during Durga Puja celebrations, organizers are preparing for possible rain and wind.
Cyclonic storm is increasing rapidly
On the other hand, the weather Department said that cyclone ‘Tej’, which intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Sunday, is likely to weaken into an extremely severe cyclonic storm. The weather agency said Cyclone Tej is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm on the morning of October 24 and cross the Yemen-Oman coast between Al Ghayda in Yemen and Salalah in Oman.
