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The severe cyclonic storm is very likely to re-curve slightly towards west and west-south wards after landfall triggering rain in southern Odisha around October 26, informed Manorama Mohanty. However, the landfall and wind speed will remain unchanged, the Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said.
Speaking to media persons, Mohanty informed that the cyclonic storm is around 260 km southeast of Paradip, 290 km south-southeast of Dhamra, and 350 km south-southeast of Sagar Island.
“Cyclone Dana intensified into a severe cyclonic storm last midnight and it was moving north-westward with a speed of 12km/hr during the last 6 hours and now it is lying over central and adjoining north-west Bay of Bengal, around 260 km southeast of Paradip and 290 km south southeast of Dhamra and 350 km south southeast of Sagar Island,” informed Mohanty.
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“It is likely to move north-westward and cross north Odisha and West Bengal coast between Puri and Sagar Island close to Bhitarkanika and Dhamra from midnight of October 24 to early morning of October 25 as a severe cyclonic storm. While crossing, wind speed will be around 100-110kmph,” she added.
Mohanty also warned of heavy rainfall and said, “In Bhubaneswar, heavy rainfall is expected and wind speed will slowly increase but the highest wind speed is likely to occur tonight. A red warning has been issued for districts like Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur. Cuttack district will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall.”
“Orange warning has been issued for the districts- Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, and Koenjhar while Yellow warning has been issued for the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal and Ganjam,” she added.
