Cyclone 'Mocha': Storm Forming Over Bay Of Bengal, Andaman & Kolkata To Be Impacted
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that cyclone Mocha is expected to make landfall in West Bengal and Odisha this week. It also said that the weather system was likely to form a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal around May 9, and then intensify into a cyclonic storm.
Latest forecast
¡°Yesterday¡¯s cyclonic circulation over southeast BoB lay over southeast BoB & adjn South Andaman Sea at 0830 IST of 7th May. LPA is likely to form over the same region on 8th May. To intensify into a depression over SE BoB around 9th May. To intensify into a cyclonic storm," latest update by IMD said??
This weather system will be called Cyclone Mocha (pronounced ¡®Mocha¡¯). Southern states are also expected to witness rainfall. It has been predicted that there may be moderate rainfall at most places during these days, with scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Wind speed
Due to the cyclonic disturbance, wind speed can reach 40 to 50 kmph gusting up to the speed of 60 kmph are likely to prevail over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Andaman sea from May 7, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Rain alert for Andhra
In total, four states are on alert in the wake of Cyclone Mocha- Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh. IMD on Sunday issued high-rain alert for the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next three days, in the wake of upcoming cyclone Mocha? ?
The India Meteorological Department has issued a Yellow warning for rains along with thunderstorms has been issued for several districts of Odisha, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, and Puri.
The naming of this cyclone was done as per the decree issued by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which states that each cyclone must be named to avoid confusion in instances where multiple systems operate in one location.??
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik chaired a review meet to check state preparedness against the upcoming Cyclone Mocha.
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