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New Delhi : The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’ (pronounced as ‘Yass’) over Eastcentral and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards with a speed of about 17 kmph during past 6 hours, and lay centred at 8.30 am on May 25, 2021, over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral & north Bay of Bengal near latitude 18.3°N and longitude 88.3°E, about 280 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 380 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha), 370 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal), and 370 kms south-southwest of Sagar Islands (West Bengal).
It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts very close to Chandbali-Dhamra port by May 26, 2021, early morning. It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island close to north of Dhamra and south of Balasore, during May 26, 2021, noon, as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, according to National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD.
Warnings:
Rainfall: North Coastal Andhra Pradesh: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places on May 25.
Odisha : Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore districts, heavy to very heavy rainfall over Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, and heavy over Ganjam, Dhenkanal, Keonjhargarh districts on May 25, heavy to very heavy rains at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhargarh, and heavy falls at isolated places in Puri, Khurda, Angul, Deogarh, Sundergarh on May 26 and heavy falls at isolated places in north interior Odisha on May 27.
West Bengal: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall over Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, and heavy rainfall at isolated places in Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata & north 24 Parganas districts on May 25, extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Medinipur and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jhargram, Bankura, south 24 Parganas, and heavy falls at isolated places over Purulia, Nadia, Murshidabad, east Bardhaman, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata, north 24 Parganas, Haldia, Darjeeling, Kalimpong Districts on May 26, and heavy rain at isolated places in Jhargram, West Medinipur, Bankura, Purulia, West Bardhaman, Bhirbhum, Malda, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri on May 27.
Jharkhand: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places on May 25, heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy falls at isolated places on May 26 & 27.
Bihar: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy falls at isolated places on May 2 May and isolated heavy to very heavy falls on May 28.
Assam & Meghalaya: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on May 25 & 26.
Wind warning:· Gale winds speed reaching 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph is prevailing over major parts of central Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Bay of Bengal and would increase gradually becoming 125-135 gusting to 140 kmph from May 25 evening. Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting 75 kmph is prevailing over North Bay of Bengal and along and off north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha–West Bengal–Bangladesh coasts.
It would further increase becoming 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph over northwest Bay of Bengal and along & off north Odisha and adjoining West Bengal coasts including Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri, Bhadrak, Balasore of Odisha and East Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Kolkata districts of West Bengal from May 25 evening.
Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph would prevail over Ganjam, Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur & Mayurbhanj Districts of Odisha and Howrah, Hooghly, north 24 Parganas Districts of West Bengal from May 25 evening.
Damage Expected for coastal districts of North Odisha, West Bengal and adjoining interior districts of these states:
- Total destruction of thatched houses/ extensive damage to kutcha houses. Some damage to pucca houses.
- Potential threat from flying objects.
- Bending/ uprooting of power and communication poles.
- Major damage to Kutcha and and Pucca roads.
- Flooding of escape routes.
- Disruption of railways, overhead power lines and signalling systems.
- Widespread damage to standing crops, plantations, orchards, falling of green coconuts and tearing of palm fronds.
- Blowing down of bushy trees like mango.
- Small boats, country crafts may get detached from moorings.
- Visibility severely affected