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A cyclonic storm named 'Komen' over the northeast Bay of Bengal which was centred about 80 km southwest of Chittagong

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A cyclonic storm named 'Komen' over the northeast Bay of Bengal which was centred about 80 km southwest of Chittagong and 300 km east-southeast of Kolkata this morning has since been moving north-northwestwards and is to cross Bangladesh any time in the afternoon of today(30.07.2015). After landfall, it would move west-northwestwards and weaken gradually into a deep depression this evening and into a depression tomorrow.

Squally winds of speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph would prevail along and off West Bengal & north Odisha coasts during next 48 hours.

Squally winds of speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph would prevail over Mizoram and Tripura commencing from today evening for next 24 hours and over Gangetic West Bengal from tomorrow morning.

 

Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along & off West Bengal and north Odisha coasts during the same period.

As a result of this cyclone and depression rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy at isolated places would occur over the Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha over next three days.

Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places would occur over Mizoram, Tripura and south Assam on today and tomorrow.

Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places would occur over Jharkhand tomorrow and the day after.

On the other hand the depression over West Rajasthan & neighbourhood weakened but continued rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rainfall over Gujarat region, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Saurashtra, Kutch & Diu and over West Madhya Pradesh during next 48 hours.

Rainfall would also occur at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Rajasthan during next 24 hrs and isolated heavy rainfall during subsequent 24 hrs.

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First Published: Jul 30 2015 | 3:48 PM IST

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