Cyclone Yaas, shaped over the east-central Bay of Bengal, has intensified right into a ‘Severe Cyclone’ class (wind pace – 100 to 110 kms/ hr), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned on Tuesday.
Yaas intensified late on Monday evening and is ready to strengthen into ‘Very Severe Cyclone‘ by Tuesday afternoon because it traverses north-westwards and advances in the direction of the north Odisha – West Bengal coast by Wednesday morning.
According to the most recent accessible cyclone place at 5 am on Tuesday, Yaas moved at a pace of 9 kms / hr in a single day and lay 360 kms south-south-east of Paradip, 460 kms south-southeast of Balasore, 450 kms south-southeast of Digha and 480 kms south-southeast of Khepupara in Bangladesh.
On Tuesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall (64mm to 124mm) is predicted over the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh
On Tuesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall (64mm to 124mm) is predicted over the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh together with Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore districts of Odisha. Heavy rain can be anticipated over Ganjam, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj districts on Tuesday.
Over West Bengal, heavy to very heavy rain is forecast over South 24 Parganas and Medinipur districts and heavy rain doubtless over North 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts on Tuesday.
The Andhra Pradesh – Odisha – West Bengal shoreline will expertise gale winds blowing with speeds 50 to 60 km /hr gusting to 70km/hr on Tuesday. As the storm nears the coast by Wednesday, winds would choose and preserve pace between 155 to 165 km /hr gusting to 185 km/hr over Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha.
As a end result, the Met division has warned of very tough to phenomenally tough sea situations to prevail off the coast until May 26 and issued advisory warning fishermen from going into deep sea until Thursday.
