- by Koyel Majhi
- 2025-05-24 19:21:31
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A severe cyclonic storm has started making landfall on the Andhra coast. A high alert has already been issued in that state. There will be no storm in West Bengal. However, the severe cyclone will have an impact. A warning has been issued for thunderstorms in South Bengal including Kolkata. Heavy rains are expected in some districts. There is a possibility of thunderstorms in North Bengal from Wednesday.
The bulletin published by the Alipore Meteorological Department says that Montha has moved north and northwestwards over the Bay of Bengal at a speed of 15 kmph in the last six hours. This time it has started the process of making landfall on the Andhra coast as a severe cyclonic storm. Its landfall process has started near Kakinada between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam. This process will continue for the next three to four hours. After that, it will gradually move north and northwestwards. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the speed of the storm at the time of landfall will be about 90-100 kmph. The maximum speed of the storm can be 110 kmph.
Due to the impact of this cyclone, there is a possibility of thunderstorms in this state as well. Heavy rains may occur in some districts. Yellow alert has been issued for rain with thunder and gusty winds in all districts of South Bengal on Wednesday. Among them, heavy (7 to 11 cm) rain may occur in South 24 Parganas, East and West Medinipur, Jhargram. There is a possibility of heavy rain in Purulia, West Burdwan, Birbhum, Murshidabad districts on Thursday. Thunderstorms will accompany rain with gusty winds at a speed of 30 to 40 kmph in all districts. Heavy rains will occur sporadically in the districts of South Bengal till Friday, October 31.
There is also a warning of heavy to very heavy rain in North Bengal. A yellow warning has been issued for lightning and thunderstorms in Jalpaiguri, North and South Dinajpur, Malda on Wednesday. Rain will increase in North Bengal from Thursday. There is a possibility of heavy rain in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, North and South Dinajpur, Malda on that day. There is also a warning of thunderstorms in the rest of the districts. There is a possibility of very heavy rain (7 to 20 cm) in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri on Friday. There will be heavy rain in Malda and North Dinajpur on that day.
The sea will be rough due to the impact of the cyclone. Fishermen have already been banned from going to the south and central Bay of Bengal and the northwest Bay of Bengal. Fishermen have been ordered to return to the Bengal coast by Tuesday. Fishermen have been banned from going to sea off the coast of Bengal until Thursday.
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