Bhubaneswar: The possible Cyclone ‘Dana’ is likely to make landfall along north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island by October 24-25 as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph, according to India Meteorological department (IMD).
The Bhubaneswar centre of the MeT office has also forecast wind speed in different districts of the state during this period. The wind speed is likely to be 100 to 110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Balasore, which along with Mayurbhanj are also likely to experience very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall (≥ 21 cm) on October 24.
Similar rainfall warning has been sounded for Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak and Keonjhar districts on October 25.
Puri, Khurda, Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj are likely to experience wind speed of 60 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph as the storm will reach northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by October 24 morning and continue its northwestwards movement towards north Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
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Squally weather with wind speed of 50 to 60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph may also prevail at several places in Ganjam, Nayagarh, Boudh, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Sundargarh districts.
The IMD has issued orange warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) for isolated places in Puri, Ganjam, Khurda, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal districts on October 24 and Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh and Sundargarh districts on October 25.
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Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 gusting to 60 kmph may commence along and off Odisha-West Bengal coasts from October 23 evening. It would gradually increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph from October 24 night till October 25 morning. “Sea condition is likely to be rough to very rough from October 23 evening and would become high from October 24 evening to October 25 forenoon,” the MeT office added.