Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm, Montha, is likely to form over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Sunday.
The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal was about 930 km south-southeast away from Gopalpur in Odisha at 8.30 am. “It is likely to move nearly west-northwestwards, intensify further into a cyclonic storm over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours. Thereafter it is likely to move northwestwards, then north-northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by morning of October 28.”
The weather office added that the system is likely to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on the night of October 28 as a severe cyclonic storm. “It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during evening/night of October 28 as a severe cyclonic storm.”
The storm is likely to bring sustained winds blowing at 90 to 100 kmph, gusting up to 110 kmph, and trigger heavy rainfall across southern coastal districts of Odisha from October 27.
The IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) at isolated places in the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagarh, Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal on October 27. Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) may also occur at isolated places in Nuapada, Balangir, Boudh, Nayagarh, Khurda, Puri, Cuttack, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur.
The intensity of rain may increase in the subsequent two days.
A red warning of scattered heavy to very heavy falls (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) has been issued for Malakangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati and Ganjam districts on October 28, and Malakangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Rayagada on October 29.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) may continue at isolated places in the districts of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda and Puri on October 28, and Nuapada, Balangir, Boudh, Kandhamal, Gajapati and Ganjam on October 29.
Yellow warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) has been issued for Nuapada, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Deogarh on October 28, and Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapada on October 29.
On October 30, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) may occur at isolated places in the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Meanwhile, district administrations, disaster response teams, and local bodies in Odisha are on a high alert to tackle any possible emergency situation, especially in southern and coastal districts. District collectors have been directed to evacuate residents from low-lying and vulnerable areas.
Cyclone shelters have been readied for possible evacuations, and leave of government employees has been cancelled in nine vulnerable districts, including Puri and Khurda. The Puri administration has also restricted access to the beaches for three days, starting Monday.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said that 15 districts in coastal and southern Odisha are likely to be most affected by the impending cyclone.
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