Asani turned into a severe ‘cyclonic storm’, rain expected in these states for the next 4 days, three states on alert
Cyclone ‘Asani’ in the Bay of Bengal is moving north-westwards close to the Andhra-Odisha coast. It is very likely to turn northeastwards and move north-west Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast on Tuesday when it reaches west-central and adjoining north-west Bay of Bengal. Before that, due to the cyclone, there has been heavy rain in many areas including Kolkata. Due to this, the situation of water logging was seen at many places in Kolkata.
While issuing a warning, the Meteorological Department has advised fishermen not to go into the central parts of the Bay of Bengal on 9 May. The Meteorological Department has advised fishermen not to go into the West Central Bay of Bengal on 9 and 10 May and also in the Northwest Bay of Bengal from 10 May to 12 May.
#WATCH | West Bengal: Severe waterlogging witnessed in Kolkata after heavy rainfall amidst the effect of #CycloneAsani
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The Meteorological Department, in its forecast of the speed and intensity of cyclone ‘Asani’, said that the cyclonic storm is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on Wednesday and deep into depression by Thursday. IMD Director General Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that the cyclone will move parallel to the east coast and will cause rain from Tuesday evening.
There is a possibility of light to moderate rain and thundershowers over Northeast India during the next 5 days. There is a possibility of heavy rains in Arunachal Pradesh during 10th and 12th May and Assam-Meghalaya and Mizoram and Tripura during 09-12th May. At the same time, there is a lot of possibility of heat wave conditions in different parts of Rajasthan during 08th-12th.
In its forecast regarding the weather, IMD has expressed the possibility of rain on May 09 in North Madhya Maharashtra. On the other hand, there is a possibility of rain and thundershowers in West Madhya Pradesh from May 9 to 12 and in South Haryana, Delhi and South Punjab from May 10 to 12.
Light to moderate rain is very likely at isolated places over Coastal Odisha and adjoining areas of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh from 10th evening. Light to moderate rain is expected at some places over Coastal Odisha, North Andhra Pradesh and Coastal West Bengal on May 11.
