By: Shree1news, 25 SEPT 2021
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a cyclone alert for south Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh coasts.
As per the IMD, yesterday’s Depression over east-central and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal had intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of 25th September 2021 over North and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal.
It’s likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm within the next 12 hours and cross south Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts around Kalingapatnam by the night of September 26.
Under its affect, light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places are possible over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Coastal Andhra Pradesh through the next 24 hours.
Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places & extremely heavy falls at isolated places is very likely over south Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over Telangana and heavy falls at isolated places over north interior Odisha & Chhattisgarh on September 26.
Further, light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy & extremely heavy falls at isolated places is very likely over south Chhattisgarh and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over Odisha & Telangana and heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal West Bengal on September 27.
Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph very likely over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal and increase gradually turning into gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from the evening of September 25 and 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from morning of September 26 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 progressively increase turning into gale wind speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from afternoon of September 26 till midnight along & off north Andhra Pradesh & adjoining south Odisha coasts.
Impact Expected
- Localized Flooding of roads, inundation and waterlogging in low-lying areas and closure of underpasses primarily in urban areas of the above region.
- Occasional reduction in visibility due to heavy rainfall.
- Disruption of traffic in major cities because of waterlogging in roads resulting in increased travel time.
- Minor damage to kutcha roads. Possibilities of damage to vulnerable structure.
- Localized Landslides/Mudslides
- Damage to horticulture and standing crops in some areas because of inundation and strong winds.
- It may result in riverine flooding in some river catchments (for riverine flooding please visit the Web page of CWC)
Below are district-wise wind speed predictions as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
* 75-85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph from afternoon of 26th September till midnight along & off south Odisha coasts (Ganjam, Gajapati districts).
* 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph along & off Khordha, Puri, Rayagada and Koraput districts during the same period.
* 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph over Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts during the same period.
The cyclonic storm is likely to cross north Andhra Pradesh – south Odisha coasts between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur around Kalingapatnam by evening of 26th September.
Source:A-N
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