Hamoon and Tej updates: The landfall strategy of Cyclone Hamoon has commenced and it weakened into a cyclonic storm throughout the Bangladesh coast space to the south of Chittagong with wind velocity of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, stated India Meteorological Department in a put up on X on Wednesday.
“Landfall process has commenced. To weakened into a cyclonic storm and cross Bangladesh coast to the south of Chittagong within a few hours with wind speed of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph,” IMD posted on X.
On the opposite aspect, one other Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) Tej reached over coastal Yemen and weakened into Cyclonic Storm (CS) at 1130 IST on Tuesday.
Two cyclones – Hamoon and Tej – brewing over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, triggered rains in a number of components of Odisha and West Bengal.
Earlier, the IMD on Tuesday predicted that just a few Indian states are set to expertise some storm actions this week.
What is the standing of cyclone ‘Tej’?
According to the climate division, Tej was noticed over coastal Yemen and it weakened into a Cyclonic Storm from Severe Cyclonic Storm on Tuesday night time. Tej will transfer additional west-northwestwards and weaken into a despair throughout the subsequent few hours.
“It almost crossed Yemen coast close to south of Al-Ghaidah within a few hours as a Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph,” added the IMD.
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Rain alert in these states
According to the climate division, reasonable rainfall with remoted heavy rains (64.5 mm-115.5 mm) in the northeastern states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, south Assam, and Meghalaya till October 26. The Odisha authorities has requested all of the district collectors to stay ready for any eventuality, and directed the administration to evacuate folks from low-lying areas in the occasion of heavy rain.
“The system (cyclone) will move over the sea around 200 km from Odisha coast,” climate scientist US Dash stated, including that below its affect, mild to reasonable rainfall is probably going at just a few locations in coastal Odisha and at many locations over the subsequent two days.
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra stated the wind velocity over the Bay of Bengal will progressively enhance to 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph.
(With PTI inputs)
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