Cyclone Hamoon Over Coastal Bangladesh To Weaken Into Deep Depression In 6 Hrs

By OB Bureau On Oct 25, 2023

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Bhubaneswar: The landfall process of Cyclone Hamoon began around midnight and it was located over coastal Bangladesh, centered approximately 40 km east-southeast of Chittagong, at 5.30 am on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest update.

The system had weakened into a cyclonic storm and crossed Bangladesh coast to the south of Chittagong with wind speed of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph last night. “It is likely to move northeastwards and weaken into a deep depression during next 6 hours and further into a depression during subsequent 6 hours,” it added.

While there is no warning for Odisha in association with the system, fishermen have been advised not to venture into deep sea area over northeast adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal during next 12 hours.

On Tuesday, a ‘storm warning cage number 2’ was mounted at Pamban Port in Rameswaram to warn fishermen about the Severe Cyclonic Storm over the Bay of Bengal. Odisha administration had also put all Urban Local Bodies (ULB) on alert.

The cyclonic storm was called ‘Hamoon’, a name given by Iran based on the formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region. ‘Hamoon’ is a Persian word and refers to inland desert lakes or marshlands. They are formed as natural seasonal reservoirs in areas adjoining the Helmand basin.

Meanwhile, the weather agency has forecast light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall over Mizoram on October 25. Light to moderate rainfall is also likely at many places over Mizoram and Tripura on October 26. Light to moderate rainfall may also occur at many places over Nagaland, Manipur and east Arunachal Pradesh till October 26.

On the other hand, the Depression (remnant of the Cyclonic Storm Tej] over Yemen moved west-northwestward, weakened into a well-marked low pressure area over the same region on the night of October 24. It further moved west-northwestwards and weakened into a low pressure area over the same region at 5.30 am on October 25, the Met office said in its morning bulletin.