A summer cyclone is likely to take place in the Bay of Bengal around 9 May though details of its path and intensification was not assessed as yet, the IMD said on Wednesday. IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the guidance of numerical models indicate formation of a cyclonic storm around 9 May, but its movement and intensification may be determined after the low pressure area forms on 7 May.
However, there is no forecast so far regarding landfall over the country’s coast. But fishermen are advised against venturing into the sea from 7 May, he said.
Keeping in view the weather development, the Odisha government has already put collectors of 18 coastal and adjoining districts and officials of 11 departments on the alert, its special relief commissioner Satyabrata Sahu said on Wednesday.
Mohapatra said a cyclonic circulation is to be formed over southeast Bay of Bengal around May 6 and under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over the same region around 7 May. The system is likely to concentrate into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal on 8 May.
“There is a good possibility of the circulation intensifying into a cyclonic storm while moving towards the central Bay of Bengal around 9 May. The system is being constantly watched and monitored regularly,” he said.
Stating that predicting the path of summer cyclones is very difficult, the IMD DG told a local TV news channel that the details of its path and intensity will be provided after the low pressure area is formed. Asked about the likely impact on Odisha coast, Mohapatra said no alert has been issued for it or any other place on the east coast.