Cyclone brewing in Bay of Bengal to bring heavy downpour in south Bengal: Met office

Kolkata, Oct 21 (PTI) A low-pressure system over the east-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach Odisha-West Bengal coasts on October 24, bringing heavy to very heavy rain in several south Bengal districts from October 23 to 25, the Met office said on Monday.

Advising fishermen not to venture into the sea from October 23 to 25, the Met warned that wind speed is likely to reach 60 kilometres per hour (kmph) along and off Odisha-West Bengal coasts from October 23 and gradually increase to 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph, from October 24 night till October 25 morning.

The Met office forecast heavy rain in the coastal districts of East Midnapore, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts on October 23.

Heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy downpours at one or two places is likely in East Midnapore, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and Jhargram on October 24 and 25, it said.

The Met office also said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, Purulia and Bankura districts on October 24 and 25. PTI