Cyclone Yaas To Pass Near Balasore; IMD Predicts Landfall During May 26th Noon

Cyclonic storm Yaas is likely to make landfall near Balasore. According to the latest update by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Yaas is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Islands near Balasore. The cyclone is likely to cross the coast during May 26th as a ‘very severe cyclonic storm.’ As per the latest data, Cyclonic storm Yaas which developed over East Central Bay of Bengal continued its movement North NorthWestwards at a wind speed of 4 kmph. The cyclonic storm lay centered about 630 km north-northwest of Port Blair (Andaman Islands), 520 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 620 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha) and 610 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal) over the East Central Bay of Bengal. As per IMD forecast, it is also likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during subsequent 24 hours. Moreover, the cyclonic storm is likely to continue moving north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by 26th May early morning.