Cyclonic Remal storm likely to hit Bay of Bengal this evening; Extreme Cyclonic Storm expected in Bangladesh tomorrow
Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm by this evening (Saturday), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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The IMD stated in a statement that it is then anticipated to move across the shores of West Bengal and Bangladesh at midnight on Sunday as a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS).
Deep Depression developed over the same area approximately 380 km south-east of Sagar Islands (WB) and 490 km south of Khepupara (Bangladesh) when the depression over East Central BoB strengthened. The IMD stated in a statement shared on X that it would strengthen into a cyclonic storm by 25 evening and move across the shores of Bangladesh and West Bengal at midnight on 26 as SCS.
The statement also stated that if it keeps moving almost straight north, it will most likely strike Bangladesh and the neighboring shores of West Bengal between Sagar Island and Khepupara by Sunday midnight as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with winds of 110–120 kmph with gusts up to 135 kmph.
In addition, the IMD issued a storm surge warning, noting that low-lying regions along the coast of West Bengal and Bangladesh are expected to be submerged at the time of landfall by a storm surge that is approximately one meter above astronomical tide and three to four meters above astronomical tide, respectively.
Dr. Somenath Dutta, an IMD scientist, stated earlier on May 23 that yesterday there was a low-pressure region over the southwest Bay of Bengal close to the Chennai
