A fresh low-pressure area that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal on Friday is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 27.
The officials cautioned that this system could trigger heavy rainfall across Odisha and parts of West Bengal for three days, starting Monday.
Bhubaneswar meteorological department director Manorama Mohanty stated that the weather system has moved west-northwestwards over the past three hours and is expected to further move in that direction.
“It will become a depression over the southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal by October 25, a deep depression by October 26, and a cyclonic storm over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by the morning of October 27,” Mohanty told reporters in Bhubaneswar today.
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When questioned about a potential landfall on the Odisha coast, she noted, “It is too early to predict, but wherever it makes landfall, Odisha is likely to experience heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from October 27 to 29. The coastal districts are expected to be most affected.”
The IMD has meanwhile issued a yellow warning for light to moderate rainfall in 12 districts on Friday, 21 districts on both Saturday and Sunday, and a warning encompassing the entire state on Monday.
Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari assured that the state government is closely monitoring the situation and prepared for any outcome.
Advising people not to panic, he said, “October is generally considered a cyclone-prone month. There is no need to panic. The government is fully prepared to handle the situation.”
The system is also expected to bring heavy rainfall to south Bengal districts—including North and South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, and Howrah—between October 28 and 30, according to weather officials.
Thunderstorms with lightning are likely in Kolkata and adjoining Hooghly district on October 28.
North Bengal districts of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda are also likely to get heavy rain between October 29 and 30, they said.
