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    Vikshita Vitthal Gujaran in News

    21-Oct-2022 01:04 PM


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    Cyclone Sitrang expected to cross Bangladesh coast, impact Bengal, Odisha

    Cyclone Sitrang, the first in post-monsoon season in the north Indian ocean, is expected to develop over the west-central Bay of Bengal on Monday and is likely to skirt the Odisha coast and reach West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts on Tuesday. Most models are indicating that it will make landfall in Bangladesh as a severe cyclone on Tuesday.

    A low-pressure area formed over the north Andaman Sea and adjoining areas and the southeast Bay of Bengal on Thursday and persisted over the region on Friday. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over the southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal on Saturday.

    It will then move northwestwards and intensify further into a deep depression over the east-central and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal on Sunday. It is likely to recurve gradually northwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal by Monday. It is likely to move north-northeastwards and reach closer to West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts on Tuesday, skirting Odisha.

    As of Friday, models suggest that Cyclone Sitrang is expected to intensify into a severe cyclone (90-100 gusting to 110 kmph) during landfall. “...it will definitely impact the adjoining West Bengal coast, especially 24 Paraganas,” said India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s cyclone monitoring division in charge Ananda Kumar Das.


    Source - Hindustan Times