Raging extreme cyclone Asani more likely to weaken on nearing coast

By PTI

BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA/RANCHI: Severe cyclonic storm Asani packing gale-force winds as much as 120 kmph which is shifting in the direction of the east coast bringing alongside heavy rain, is more likely to recurve in a north-northeastward path on reaching close to the shore and weaken step by step right into a cyclonic storm, the Met workplace mentioned on Monday.

Coming near North Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, it’s more likely to flip right into a cyclonic storm by Tuesday night time.

The cyclone won’t make landfall both in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh however will transfer parallel to the east coast and trigger rainfall, IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra had mentioned in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

The system, which lay about 500 km southeast of Visakhapatnam and 650 km south of Puri at 8.

30 am on Monday, is shifting in a north-westward path with a sustained floor wind velocity of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.

It has prompted rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal throughout the day.

Under the affect of the cyclone, coastal Odisha and adjoining areas of north coastal Andhra Pradesh and coastal West Bengal are anticipated to obtain rainfall from Tuesday night.

The climate workplace mentioned that very excessive sea circumstances have been more likely to prevail over west-central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal and requested fishermen to not enterprise out within the area from Tuesday for not less than two days.

It additionally suggested that tourism actions in coastal areas and sea seashores be suspended until May 13.

In Odisha, two to a few spells of rain occurred in districts reminiscent of Khurda, Ganjam, Puri, Cuttack and Bhadrak.

The Odisha authorities on Monday deliberate evacuation of individuals residing in 4 coastal districts.

Distant warning sign 2 (asking ships to not come close to the coast) has been hoisted in all ports in Odisha in view of the approaching extreme cyclone.

The cyclone is more likely to trigger heavy rain within the southern a part of West Bengal together with Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts between Monday and Thursday, the weatherman mentioned.

Kolkata and its adjoining areas acquired a spell of downpour on Monday morning, resulting in waterlogging of thoroughfares and inflicting visitors snarls in numerous components of town.

The climate workplace in Ranchi mentioned that Jharkhand will expertise mild to average rainfall, apart from lightning and thunderstorm, in its southern, central and northeast components from May 11 to 13.

Gusty winds at velocity of 30 to 40 kmph are additionally anticipated in some pockets.

“Since the system is unlikely to make landfall on both Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, it won’t make any giant influence in Jharkhand.

The state will expertise a change in climate as a result of system’s expanded cloud band and the incursion of moisture from the Bay of Bengal,” Ranchi meteorological centre in cost Abhishek Anand advised PTI.

The system is anticipated to offer additional respite from the recent climate situation.

Jharkhand’s most temperature has already dropped by one to 2 levels Celsius from the conventional on account of intermittent rains in components of the state for the previous few days.

Capital Ranchi registered 34.6 levels Celsius at 2.30 pm on Monday, a drop of 1.6 levels Celsius from Sunday.

Dalotonganj recorded the state’s highest temperature at 39.8 levels Celsius, a fall of 1 diploma Celsius from the conventional since Sunday, and Jamshedpur at 36.6 levels Celsius, a drop of two.4 levels Celsius from the conventional temperature, the Met workplace mentioned.

In Andaman and Nicobar Islands, nevertheless, regular life remained unaffected as no rainfall was skilled on Monday.

Inter-island ferry companies have been operational however fishermen have been suggested to not enterprise into deep seas, officers mentioned.