In lower than per week, one other cyclone is headed in direction of India, this time alongside its east coast.
It was on May 17 that ‘Extremely Severe Cyclone’ Tauktae hit southern Gujarat and its remnants proceed to go in direction of the plains of north India.
Officials on the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday afternoon mentioned {that a} low stress system may take start throughout the subsequent 48 hours and it holds a possible to accentuate right into a cyclone.
This system will develop near the north Andaman Sea round May 22 and attain both Odisha or West Bengal by the night of May 26.
If realised, this storm would be the second to type in 2021 and the primary over the Bay of Bengal this 12 months. Once the cyclone varieties, it would purchase the identify Yaas, given by Oman.
New Low Pressure space prone to type in Bay of Bengal round 22 May To intensify right into a Cyclonic Storm and attain West Bengal and Odisha Coast by 26 May. Sea situations to stay tough in Bay of Bengal from 21 May onwards. Fishermen requested to return to shores.#CycloneAlert pic.twitter.com/eHnInU33y2
— NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 (@ndmaindia) May 19, 2021
Even although there’s a storm brewing close-by, ocean and atmospheric situations are beneficial for the development of the Southwest monsoon over the south Andaman Sea on May 21.
” In affiliation with the strengthening and deepening of south-westerly winds over the area, the Southwest monsoon is prone to advance over south Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of the Bay of Bengal. Other atmospheric and ocean components along with the ocean floor temperatures are beneficial for convection,” the IMD’s newest replace, learn.
The Met division has warned of heavy rain alongside the Andaman and Nicobar islands on May 22 and 23. Further, rainfall will start over Odisha, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Assam from May 25.
With the ocean situations turning tough within the coming days, the fishermen have been warned in opposition to venturing into the ocean from May 21 onwards. Those at sea are suggested to return to security earlier than May 23.
Last 12 months across the identical time, Super Cyclone Amphan had crossed West Bengal and triggered extreme injury to property throughout Kolkata, 24 North and South Parganas earlier than heading in direction of Bangladesh.
