New Delhi, May 24: It is a matter of respite for the people of poll-bound Odisha as cyclonic storm is very likely to hit the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts.
A severe cyclonic storm is very likely to hit the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara around Sunday midnight, the IMD said on Friday.
The system's impact on Odisha is likely to be minimal with light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in North Odisha on May 26 and 27, the Bhubaneswar Met centre said.
IMD attributed the cyclonic storm to a depression formed over central Bay of Bengal which is continuing to move northward.
“The well-marked low-pressure area over west-central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression on the 24th May, over the central Bay of Bengal about 800 km south-southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh) and 810 km south of Canning (West Bengal).
Continuing to move nearly northward, it is very likely to cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara around 26th May midnight as a severe cyclonic storm, it added.
IMD has predicted light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal districts of West Bengal and adjoining districts of North Odisha on May 26 and 27 and isolated extremely heavy rainfall likely over coastal districts of West Bengal on 26th May.
