By: Shree1news, 24 MAY 2021
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will address the people of the State at 4 pm on Friday, officials stated. According to sources, the Chief Minister is likely to speak on issues associated to the upcoming Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Deep Depression over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal has intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’. It lay centered over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal at around 540 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 650 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha), and 630 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal).
It is very likely to move slowly north-northwestwards, intensify further into a Extreme Cyclonic Storm throughout the next 24 hours, and into a Very Extreme Cyclonic Storm throughout subsequent 24 hours.
It would proceed to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by the early morning of May 26. It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands around noon of May 26 as a Very Extreme Cyclonic Storm.
Under its influence, light to moderate rainfall is to occur at many places with heavy falls at isolated places over south Coastal Odisha on May 24, heavy to very heavy rainfall in the north coastal districts on May 25.
Heavy to very heavy rains are to occur at a few locations with extremely heavy falls in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar on May 26 and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in north interior Odisha on May 27.
Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south coastal districts of Odisha during May 25 and 26. As per the latest reports, local Cautionary Signal No. III (LC- III) has been issued in all ports of Odisha.
Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph may be very more likely to prevail over
North Bay of Bengal and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal alongside and off north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha–West Bengal–Bangladesh coasts from the afternoon of May 24.
It would increase gradually turning into 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from the evening of May 25. It could further increase becoming gale wind speed 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from the early hours of May 26 over northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off West Bengal & north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts.
It would gradually increase further becoming 90-100 gusting to 110 kmph from the morning of May 26 and increase thereafter becoming 155-165 kmph gusting to 180 kmph at the time of landfall.
Source:A-N
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