New Delhi: As India’s east coast braces for Cyclone Yaas which is lower than 48 hours from forming over the Bay of Bengal, the estimated landfall for the storm is probably going to be Purba Medinipur in West Bengal.
It was earlier predicted to make landfall on morning of May 26 alongside the coast of Odisha and West Bengal almost definitely at Bhadrak – Balasore in Odisha.
The prediction comes from world’s main cyclone forecasting company, the ECMWF, primarily based on the ocean situations as of May 21. It has modified the landfall place from Bhadrak – Balasore in Odisha to Purba Medinipur in West Bengal.
After intensifying into ‘very extreme cyclonic storm’, Yaas will chart a north-west course on May 24, by the night of May 25.Â
The system is probably going to transfer northwestwards and attain West Bengal-Odisha coasts round Wednesday, May 26, as per forecasts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
During the hours of 11-12 on May 26, the system will make landfall between Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, as predicted by ECMWF.
Though the event has not but been confirmed by the IMD. The forecast is a sigh of reduction for Odisha because it means the state is off the hook of Cyclone Yaas.
Meanwhile, the Odisha authorities has issued excessive alert at the least 14 of the state’s 30 districts forward of the eventuality of cyclone ‘Yaas’ hitting the state on May 26. The state authorities has urged the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard to be ready for the rising state of affairs. On Friday the ICG stated two of their flights and two ships made rounds of the Bay of Bengal.
