{"id":11956,"date":"2020-05-17T18:11:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T12:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=11956"},"modified":"2020-05-17T18:11:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T12:41:25","slug":"tracking-severe-cyclonic-storm-amphan-at-1230-hrs-ist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=11956","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Severe Cyclonic Storm \u2018AMPHAN\u2019\u00a0 (at 1230 Hrs IST)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ministry of Earth Science<\/div>\n
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Tracking Severe Cyclonic Storm \u2018AMPHAN\u2019\u00a0 (at 1230 Hrs IST)
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\u00a0PIB Delhi<\/div>\n
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The Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department in its\u00a0latest release (at 1230 Hrs. IST)<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0has stated as below:<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s depression over southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) intensified into a deep depression in the same afternoon (1430 hrs IST of 16th<\/sup>\u00a0May), into cyclonic storm\u00a0\u2018AMPHAN\u2019 (pronounced as UM-PUN)\u2019<\/strong>in the same evening (1730 hrs IST of 16th<\/sup>\u00a0May) over the central parts of south BoB. It further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 17th<\/sup>\u00a0May, 2020 and lay centred over the same region near latitude 11.4\u00b0N and longitude 86.0\u00b0E, about 990 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 1140 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal) and 1260 km south-southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh).<\/p>\n

It is very likely to intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours.It is very likely to move nearly northwards slowly during next 24 hours and then re-curve north-northeastwardsand move fast across northwest BoB and cross West Bengal \u2013 Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Islands (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) during afternoon \/ evening of 20th<\/sup>\u00a0May 2020 as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.<\/p>\n

Forecast track and intensity are given in the following table:<\/p>\n

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Date\/Time(IST)<\/strong><\/td>\nPosition<\/strong>\u00a0(Lat.\u00a00<\/sup>N\/ long.\u00a00<\/sup>E)<\/strong><\/td>\nMaximum sustained surface\u00a0<\/strong>wind speed (Kmph)<\/strong><\/td>\nCategory of cyclonic disturbance<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.05.20\/0830<\/td>\n11.4\/86.0<\/td>\n90-100 gusting to 110<\/td>\nSevere Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.05.20\/1130<\/td>\n11.7\/85.9<\/td>\n95-105 gusting to 115<\/td>\nSevere Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.05.20\/1730<\/td>\n12.3\/85.8<\/td>\n105-115 gusting to 125<\/td>\nSevere Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.05.20\/2330<\/td>\n13.1\/85.9<\/td>\n115-125 gusting to 140<\/td>\nVery Severe Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.05.20\/0530<\/td>\n13.7\/86.0<\/td>\n125-135 gusting to 150<\/td>\nVery Severe Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.05.20\/1730<\/td>\n14.8\/86.2<\/td>\n145-155 gusting to 170<\/td>\nVery Severe Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.05.20\/0530<\/td>\n16.1\/86.6<\/td>\n160-170 gusting to 190<\/td>\nExtremely Severe Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.05.20\/1730<\/td>\n17.6\/87.2<\/td>\n170-180 gusting to 200<\/td>\nExtremely Severe Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.05.20\/0530<\/td>\n19.6\/88.0<\/td>\n170-180 gusting to 200<\/td>\nExtremely Severe Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.05.20\/1730<\/td>\n21.7\/89.0<\/td>\n155-165 gusting to 180<\/td>\nVery Severe Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.05.20\/0530<\/td>\n23.5\/89.7<\/td>\n95-105 gusting to 115<\/td>\nSevere Cyclonic Storm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.05.20\/1730<\/td>\n25.3\/90.2<\/td>\n40-50 gusting to 60<\/td>\nDepression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Warnings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(i) Rainfall (over Andaman & Nicobar Islands):\u00a0<\/strong>Light to moderate rainfall at most places is very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands\u00a0during next 24 hours.<\/p>\n