Cyclone ‘Dana’ may form in the Bay of Bengal next Wednesday. In this regard, India’s Meteorological Department said that a cyclone is currently located in the North Andaman Sea. It is gradually intensifying into a cyclone. The cyclone is likely to hit the coast of West Bengal and Odisha.
According to the latest bulletin of the India Meteorological Department, a low pressure will form over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman Sea in the next 24 hours. That system will further intensify into a deep depression next Tuesday. After that, it is likely to become a cyclonic storm in the east-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday.
According to the Hindustan Times report, the cyclone will then move north-westwards and reach the north-west Bay of Bengal. Later on October 24 morning Cyclone ‘Dana’ may hit Odisha and West Bengal coast. Due to this, the Bay of Bengal will remain rough till October 25. Due to this cyclone, wind speed of 110 to 120 km per hour can blow in the sea.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Office has said that there may be rain in different districts from October 23 to 26. Of these, a ‘yellow warning’ of heavy rain has been issued in North and South 24 Parganas and East and West Midnapore on October 23.
Also, on the day of landfall on October 24, heavy rains may occur in several districts including Kolkata. Heavy rain warning has also been issued in some districts.
Meteorologist Mustafa Kamal Palash, a PhD researcher in meteorology and climate at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, said that in the latest forecast from the European Union’s weather forecast model, the probability of a cyclone wing forming is 90 to 100 percent.
According to the latest forecast from the US and European Union weather forecasting models on Saturday, the potential cyclone is expected to hit the coast of India’s West Bengal and Bangladesh’s Khulna division between midnight on October 23 and midnight on October 24.
Meanwhile, the meteorologist of the Department of Meteorology said. Omar Farooq told the media that the cyclone could hit Odisha and West Bengal in India. However, the danger of hitting Bangladesh by changing the course cannot be ruled out.
