Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ Lay as a Cyclonic Storm over Bangladesh | News Room Odisha

Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ Lay as a Cyclonic Storm over Bangladesh

New Delhi: The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past 06 hours as a Cyclonic Storm and lay centered over Bangladesh today near Lat. 24.7°N and Long. 89.5°Eabout 270 km north-northeast of Kolkata, 150 km south of Dhubri and 110 km south-southeast of Rangpur (Bangladesh), said the Ministry of Earth Science in a statement.

It is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a Deep Depression during next 03 hours and into a Depression during subsequent 06 hours.

(1) Heavy rainfall Warning:

Assam & Meghalaya: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy &extremely heavy falls (≥20 cm) at isolated places very likely on 21st May, 2020.

Arunachal Pradesh: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely on 21st May, 2020.

(2) Wind warning

Squally wind speed reaching 50 to 60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph very likely over Western Assam & Western Meghalaya till evening and reduce gradually thereafter.