Not only Odisha, Cyclone Dana to trigger heavy rainfall in Medinipur, Howrah, Kolkata

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert after the formation of cyclonic storm Dana over eastcentral Bay of Bengal. The formation of the cyclonic storm is being closely monitored by the IMD which has already issued a ‘red warning’ for several Odisha districts on October 24 and October 25, 2024.

Not only Odisha, several parts of neighbouring West Bengal are also likely to experience heavy to extremely heavy rainfall under the influence of the cyclonic storm Dana.

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Cyclone Dana: Emergency Helpline Numbers

As per the IMD forecast, the system is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over northwest Bay of Bengal by early morning of October 24 and cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island during night of 24th to morning of 25th October, 2024 as a severe Cyclonic Storm. The wind speed is likely to be around 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph.

Rainfall Forecast for Odisha, West Bengal

Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall (07-11 cm) at isolated places is very likely over Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsingpur, Puri and Khordha districts of Odisha commencing from evening of October 23 and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall (≥ 21 cm) at isolated places over Baleswar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsingpur Kendujhar, Jajpur, Cuttack and Dhenkanal, Khordha and Puri districts of Odisha on October 24 and 25.

Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely on 23rd October and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over South & North 24 Parganas, East & West Medinipur, Jhargram, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata and Bankura districts of Gangetic West Bengal on 24th & 25th October.

Light to moderate rainfall at most places is likely over south Jharkhand with heavy rainfall at isolated places on 24th and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on 25th October.