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New Delhi : The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) over West Bengal coast moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 25 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered at 8.30 pm on May 20, 2020, over West Bengal near Lat. 22.7°N and Long. 88.6° E close to Kolkata as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph 160 km northeast of Digha (West Bengal), 120 km north-northeast of Sagar Islands and 185 km west-northwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh).
Kolkata (Alipur & Dumdum) both reported 100 kmph winds and 222 mm & 194 mm rainfall respectively at 8.30 pm on May 20, 2020. The system is now being continuously tracked by the Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) at Kolkata (West Bengal).
Heavy rainfall Warning: Rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Gangetic West Bengal (east & west Howrah, Hoogli, Kolkata and adjoining districts) during next 06 hours.
Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over Malda & Dinajpur districts during next 12 hours and over most of the districts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on May 21, 2020.
Assam & Meghalaya : Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places over Meghalaya during next 12 hours and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over the western districts of Assam & Meghalaya on May 21, according to a PIB release.
Wind warning : Squally wind, speed reaching 40 to 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is prevailing along and off Balasore district of Odisha during next 3 hours. It will gradually decrease subsequently; Gale wind speed reaching 110 to 120 kmph gusting to 130 kmph very likely over Kolkata, Hoogli, Howrah and West Medinipur Districts and 80-90kmph gusting to 100 kmph over Bardhman, Murshidabad, & Nadia Districts of West Bengal. It is very likely to decrease during next 06 hours.