Cyclonic storm Mora likely to unleash heavy rainfall in eastern and northeastern India
Cyclonic storm 'MORA' over east-central Bay of Bengal is said to have moved northward in the past six hours, the department said in its afternoon release.
At 8.30am, the storm was centred about 660 km south-southeast of Kolkata and 550 km south-southwest of Chittagong.
The department has warned that the system is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours.
It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast near Chittagong around Tuesday forenoon.
The government has issued a series of warnings, including that of heavy rainfall.
Rainfall warning has been issued for the period from Monday to Wednesay.
Rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely to commence over Tripura and Mizoram from Monday evening.
For Tuesday, rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over Assam and Meghalaya.
Rainfall warning has been issued for Tuesday for most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
There is also rainfall for most places on Wednesday with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Assam and Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
The department on Monday said that squally winds speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph would prevail along and off Andaman Islands and adjoining Sea areas during next 48 hours.
Squally winds speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph would prevail over South Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura onTuesdayand along and off West Bengal coast on Monday and Tuesday.
Sea condition would be rough to very rough along and off Andaman Islands during next 48 hours and along and off West Bengal Coast on Tuesday, the department warned on Monday.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea along and off Andaman Islands during next 48 hrs, the department said on Monday.
Fishermen along and off West Bengal coast are advised not to venture into sea on Mondya nd Tuesday and those out at sea are advised to return to the coast.
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