The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday mentioned that Cyclone Sitarang will develop over the east-central Bay of Bengal round late night. It would be the first October cyclone to develop within the Bay of Bengal since Cyclone Titli in 2018 and is anticipated to make landfall close to Barisal in Bangladesh on Tuesday morning.
On Sunday morning, the prevailing melancholy intensified right into a deep melancholy (wind velocity 50-60 kmph, gusting to 70 kmph). The system was positioned about 640 km northwest of Port Blair, 670 km south of Sagar Island in West Bengal and 820 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh.
“The deep depression is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over central Bay of Bengal during the next 12 hours. Thereafter, it will move north-northeastwards and cross the Bangladesh coast between Tinakona Island and sandwiched close to Barisal around the morning of October 25,” mentioned the IMD’s storm-related bulletin, which came about at 8.30 am. Based on feedback.
The coastal districts of Odisha and West Bengal will expertise sturdy wind circumstances and heavy rainfall primarily on Monday and Tuesday.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
