NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 24
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the well-marked low-pressure system over the central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression on Friday morning.
— Tamilnadu Weather-IMD (@ChennaiRmc) May 24, 2024
This phenomenon will move northeastwards and intensify further into a cyclone over east-central Bay of Bengal by Saturday morning. It would subsequently move northwards as it intensifies into a severe cyclone by that evening.
- Cyclone Remal will reach the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts by Sunday evening
- Fisherfolk out at sea have been advised to return to the coast and not venture into the Bay of Bengal until next Monday
“Continuing to move nearly northward, it is very likely to cross the Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara around midnight on May 26 as a severe cyclonic storm,” the IMD alert read.
The IMD has also warned that the cyclone could reach a wind speed of 102 kilometres per hour on Sunday.
While the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season will cause heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of West Bengal, north Odisha, Mizoram, Tripura and south Manipur this weekend, the most affected will be Kolkata, Howrah, Nadia, Jhargram, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts where an orange alert for light to moderate rainfall is in place.
Fisherfolk out at sea have been advised to return to the coast and not venture into the Bay of Bengal until next Monday.
At present, most of Bengal is experiencing dry weather with temperatures hovering around 34.8 degree Celsius. The dry weather is expected in Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, and Malda.
