Deep Depression Intensifies into Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’

Bhubaneswar: The Deep Depression over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during past 6 hours, intensified into Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’ and lay centred about 540 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 650 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha), IMD said.

It is very likely to move slowly north-northwestwards, intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during subsequent 24 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by 26th May early morning. It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands around noon of 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, IMD further added.

Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places over south Coastal Odisha on 24th, heavy to very heavy rainfall in the north coastal districts on 25th, heavy to very heavy rains at a few places with extremely heavy falls in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar on 26th May and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in north interior Odisha on 27th. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south coastal districts of Odisha during 25th and 26th May.

The wind speed would gradually increase further becoming 90-100 gusting to 110 kmph from 26th morning and increase thereafter becoming 155-165 kmph gusting to 180 kmph at the time of landfall.