The India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated Sunday that Cyclone Sitrang will develop over the east-central Bay of Bengal across the late night hours. It is going to be the primary October cyclone to develop within the Bay of Bengal after Cyclone Titli in 2018, and is anticipated to make landfall close to Bangladesh’s Barisal on Tuesday morning.
On Sunday morning, the prevailing melancholy strengthened right into a deep melancholy (wind pace 50-60 kmph, gusting to 70 kmph). The system was situated about 640 km northwest of Port Blair, 670 km south of West Bengal’s Sagar Island and 820 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh.
“The deep melancholy is more likely to transfer northwestwards throughout the subsequent 12 hours and intensify right into a cyclonic storm over central Bay of Bengal. Thereafter, it’s going to transfer north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast between Tinkona Island and Sandwip near Barisal round early morning of October 25,” acknowledged the IMD’s storm-related bulletin, primarily based on the observations at 8.30 am.
The coastal districts of Odisha and West Bengal will expertise squally wind situations and heavy rainfall primarily on Monday and Tuesday.