Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued cyclone alert which likely to cross north Andhra Pradesh south Odisha coast by the evening of 26th September.
“The cyclone is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh – south Odisha coast between Vishakhapatnam and Gopalpur around Kalingapatnam by evening 26th September, 2021,” a bulleting of the IMD issued at 8.30 am today said.
Rainfall Warning
25th Sept.: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
26th Sept.: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places & extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over south Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh; heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over Telangana and heavy falls at isolated places over north interior Odisha & Chhattisgarh.
27th Sept.: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy & extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over south Chhattisgarh; heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over Odisha & Telangana and heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal West Bengal.
Wind Warning
25th Sept: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph very likely over Northwest and adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal and increase gradually becoming gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from the evening and 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from 26th morning till evening.
Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph likely along and off Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts from today morning. It will gradually increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from afternoon of 26th till midnight along & off north Andhra Pradesh & adjoining south Odisha coasts.
Sea Condition
Sea condition will be rough to very rough over Northwest and adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha, West Bengal and North Andhra Pradesh coasts during next 12 hours and become High from today evening till 26th Sept. evening.
Sea condition will be rough to very rough over Northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts on 27th Sept.