Odisha, West Bengal to witness impact of cyclonic storm

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The states of Odisha and West Bengal in India and Khepupara region in Bangladesh are likely to face a severe cyclonic storm by May 17.
The RSMC bulletin said on May 16 that the well-marked low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal concentrated into depression has formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal and lay centred at 5.30 am of IST on May 16 near latitude 10.4°N and longitude 87.0°E. This is around 1100 km south of Paradip in Odisha, 1250 km south of Digha in West Bengal, and 1330 km South-Southwest of Khepupara in Bangladesh.
It is very likely to intensify rapidly into a cyclonic storm by the evening of May 16 and further into a severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours.
It is very likely to move North-North-Westwards initially till May 17 and then re-curve North-North-Eastwards across Northwest Bay of Bengal towards West Bengal coast during May 18 to 20.
Due to the cyclonic storm, light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places is very likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands on May 16.
Coastal Odisha is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall with heavy falls at isolated places
from May 18 evening and heavy to very heavy rainfalls at a few places on May 19 and isolated
heavy rainfall over northern Odisha coast on May 20.
Coastal districts of Gangetic West Bengal are likely to experience light to moderate rainfall with heavy falls at a few places on May 19 and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal on May 20.

 (Data visualization of the probable path of the cyclonic storm by Data Samachar)  

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