Cyclone Amphan to turn very sever in next 24 hours: Indian Met Department

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Cyclone Amphan to turn very sever in next 24 hours: Indian Met Department
Cyclone Amphan to turn very sever in next 24 hours: Indian Met Department

Odisha : Cyclone Amphan, a very severe storm, will turn extremely severe in next 24 hours, warned the Indian Met Department on Sunday. During the phenomenon, heavy rainfall and fast winds will be experienced in several districts of Odisha, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar.

"The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Amphan' (pronounced as UM-PUN) over central parts of South Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood moved slowly northwards with a speed of 05 kmph during past 06 hours. It further intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm," an IMD statement said.



"It is very likely to intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours. It is very likely to move nearly northwards slowly during next 12 hours and then re-curve north-northeastwards and move fast across northwest Bay of Bengal and cross West Bengal - Bangladesh coasts between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) during the afternoon / evening of 20th May 2020 as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm," it added.

The weather agency said there can be light to moderate rainfall in Andaman and Nicobar in the next 24 hours.

"Rainfall (over Odisha & Gangetic West Bengal) Coastal Odisha is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places from 18 May evening. Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places on 19 May, and isolated heavy rainfall over north coastal Odisha on 20 May 2020," it said.

Coastal districts of West Bengal are also likely to experience light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places on May 19.

"Squally wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kilometre per hour (kmph) gusting to 65 kmph is likely to commence along and off south Odisha coast from May 18 evening, extending to along  and off north Odisha coast from May 19 morning. The wind speed will gradually increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 75 to 85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph from 20. morning along and off north Odisha and West Bengal coasts," it said.

"It will gradually increase thereafter becoming 110 to 120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph along and on North Odisha coast and 120 to 140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph along and off West Bengal coast from the afternoon of 20 May 2020. Gale wind speed reaching 120-130 gusting to 145 kmph is prevailing over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal. It is likely to increase becoming 140-150 gusting to 165 kmph over southern parts of central Bay of Bengal," it added.