Cyclonic storm ‘Hamoon’ has turned into a severe cyclone, but it is not expected to have any major impact in Odisha as it will cross the state coast at a distance of about 200 kilometers.
“‘Hamoon’ is expected to intensify into a more severe cyclonic storm in the next few hours as it moves across the Bay of Bengal at a speed of 21 km per hour,” the IMD said in a bulletin.
According to the bulletin, after this, ‘Hamoon’ will gradually weaken while moving towards north-east and as a cyclonic storm with wind speed of 65-75 km per hour reaching 85 km per hour along the Bangladesh coast between Khepupara and Chittagong. There is a possibility of crossing.
The bulletin said that ‘Hamoon’ at 5.30 am on Tuesday was about 230 km east-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 240 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal), 280 km south-southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh) and Chittagong (Bangladesh) was centered 410 kilometers southwest of.
An official of the Meteorological Department said, ‘The cyclone passing through the sea will be about 200 kilometers away from the Odisha coast. Therefore, apart from light to moderate rain in the coastal areas of the state, there is no possibility of any major impact there.
