Depression over BoB likely to intensify into cyclone on May 25; check coasts it will cross

A developing cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal is forecasted to intensify into a severe cyclone by tomorrow evening, targeting the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Named Cyclone Remal, it will not significantly affect Odisha but will bring heavy rainfall to its northern districts.

Depression over BoB likely to intensify into cyclone on May 25

A cyclonic storm developing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further by tomorrow morning and reach near the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh as a severe cyclone, IMD said on Friday.

Through a tweet, IMD announced, “WML (well-marked low pressure area) concentrated to Depression over central Bay of Bengal (BoB) at 5:30hrs of May 24. It is likely to move northeastwards and intensify further into a cyclone over eastcentral BoB by 25 morning. Subsequently, it would move nearly northwards, intensify into a severe cyclone by 25 evening,” IMD tweeted.