The first cyclonic storm of 2022 over Bay of Bengal was formed on early Sunday morning as it lied 1020 km away from Puri coast while moving with a speed of 16 kmph, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said.
Named Asani (wrath in Sinhala, one of the official languages of Sri Lanka), the cyclone is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by 5.30pm on Sunday. IMD officials said the cyclone is unlikely to make landfall as it would recurve in the sea north-northeastwards on May 10. The cyclone will not make landfall as the system is more likely to move parallel to Odisha- Andhra coast, said IMD officials.
“Light to moderate rainfall will start in coastal districts like Ganjam, Gajapati, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur and Puri after May 10 evening. In the coastal areas, the wind speed will be 40-50 kmph and gusting up to 60 kmph. The maximum wind speed will be 50-60 kmph and the windy condition will continue till May 11 and thereafter, it will start reducing,” IMD director general (DG) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.
