Less than per week later, one other cyclone is shifting in direction of India, this time alongside its east coast.
It was on 17 May {that a} ‘very extreme cyclone’ hit the southern Gujarat and its remnants are shifting in direction of the plains of North India.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) officers mentioned on Wednesday afternoon {that a} low stress system might take start inside the subsequent 48 hours and was prone to intensify right into a cyclone.
The system will develop nearer to the North Andaman Sea round 22 May and attain Odisha or West Bengal by the night of 26 May.
If realized, this storm would be the second to happen in 2021 and the primary over the Bay of Bengal this 12 months. Once a cyclone is shaped, it’ll purchase the Yas title given by Oman.
A low-pressure space is prone to kind within the Bay of Bengal round 22 May, intensifying right into a cyclonic storm and reaching West Bengal and Odisha coast by 26 May. From May 21, the situation of the ocean within the Bay of Bengal will likely be unhealthy. The fishermen requested to return to the shores.# Cyclone Alert pic.twitter.com/eHnInU33y2
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Even although there’s a storm shifting close by, the ocean and atmospheric situations are favorable for the progress of the southwest monsoon over the South Andaman Sea on 21 May.
With the southwest winds strengthening and deepening on this area, the southwest monsoon is prone to transfer additional into the south Andaman Sea and areas across the Bay of Bengal. Atmospheric and oceanographic components aside from sea floor temperatures are conducive to convection, ”IMD’s newest replace, learn.
The Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 22 and 23 May. Apart from this, rains will start in Odisha, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Assam from 25 May.
Fishermen have been warned to not enterprise into the ocean from May 21, with sea situations deteriorating within the coming days. Those at sea are suggested to return to security earlier than 23 May.
Around the identical time final 12 months, Super Cyclone Amfan crossed West Bengal and brought about critical harm to property in Kolkata, 24 North and South Parganas earlier than heading in direction of Bangladesh.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
