By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Heavy rains in coastal districts of Odisha underneath the affect of cyclonic storm ‘Sitrang’ could throw chilly water on Diwali festivities on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall at remoted locations in Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts.
Light to average rainfall/thundershower exercise is more likely to happen at many locations over north coastal districts, and at a couple of locations in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal and south coastal districts on Monday.
“The tropical storm will trigger rains in coastal and interior districts on Monday. The rainfall activity will likely reduce in Odisha from Tuesday onwards,” stated Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Director HR Biswas.
Squally wind velocity reaching 45 km/ph to 55 km/ph and gusting as much as 65 km/ph will prevail alongside and off Odisha coast on Monday. Wind velocity reaching 45 km/ph to 55 km/ph and gusting as much as 65 km/ph is more likely to prevail alongside and off Balasore district and 40 km/ph to 50 km/ph and gusting as much as 60 km/ph is predicted over the remaining north coastal area on Tuesday.
The IMD has suggested the fishermen to not enterprise into the ocean off the Odisha coast until Tuesday. On Sunday morning, the prevailing despair strengthened right into a deep despair over the west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal.
It moved almost northwards with a velocity of 11 km/ph up to now six hours and intensified right into a cyclonic storm Sitrang, the identify proposed by Thailand, at 5.30 pm over west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal, about 580 km south of Sagar Island and 740 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh.
Sitrang will seemingly transfer north-northeastwards and intensify right into a extreme cyclonic storm on Monday. The tropical storm will proceed to maneuver north-northeastwards and cross the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona and Sandwip Islands, near Barisal round early Tuesday morning, IMD stated.
BHUBANESWAR: Heavy rains in coastal districts of Odisha underneath the affect of cyclonic storm ‘Sitrang’ could throw chilly water on Diwali festivities on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall at remoted locations in Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts.
Light to average rainfall/thundershower exercise is more likely to happen at many locations over north coastal districts, and at a couple of locations in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal and south coastal districts on Monday.
“The tropical storm will trigger rains in coastal and interior districts on Monday. The rainfall activity will likely reduce in Odisha from Tuesday onwards,” stated Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Director HR Biswas.
Squally wind velocity reaching 45 km/ph to 55 km/ph and gusting as much as 65 km/ph will prevail alongside and off Odisha coast on Monday. Wind velocity reaching 45 km/ph to 55 km/ph and gusting as much as 65 km/ph is more likely to prevail alongside and off Balasore district and 40 km/ph to 50 km/ph and gusting as much as 60 km/ph is predicted over the remaining north coastal area on Tuesday.
The IMD has suggested the fishermen to not enterprise into the ocean off the Odisha coast until Tuesday. On Sunday morning, the prevailing despair strengthened right into a deep despair over the west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal.
It moved almost northwards with a velocity of 11 km/ph up to now six hours and intensified right into a cyclonic storm Sitrang, the identify proposed by Thailand, at 5.30 pm over west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal, about 580 km south of Sagar Island and 740 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh.
Sitrang will seemingly transfer north-northeastwards and intensify right into a extreme cyclonic storm on Monday. The tropical storm will proceed to maneuver north-northeastwards and cross the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona and Sandwip Islands, near Barisal round early Tuesday morning, IMD stated.
