Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Yaas’ to hit WB and Odisha on 26th May

The low pressure area over east-central Bay of Bengal is to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ and hit Bengal and Odisha’s by 26 May.

As per reports, Regional Meteorological Centre Director GK Das said that the wind speed is expected to reach 90-100 km per hour gusting to 110 kmph from May 26 forenoon along West Bengal, north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts.

The cyclone is named as ‘Yaas’, given by Oman.

According to IMD, though light to moderate rainfall is expected at most places in the coastal districts, isolated places could witness heavy falls in the coastal districts of West Bengal from 25 May, with “significant increase in spatial extension and intensity subsequently over the districts of West Bengal”, ANI reported.

Sea conditions will be high to very high over major parts of central Bay of Bengal from 24 to 26 May and into north Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha – West Bengal coasts from 25 to 27 May, they added.

Odisha State Disaster Management Authority also announced on Thursday that Odisha’s Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena, convened a meeting with secretaries of all concerned departments, including Bhubaneswar Director of IMD, over the preparedness for the possible cyclone.