Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 20 kmph during the past six hours and intensified into a cyclonic storm “Midhili” (pronounced as “Midhili”). It lay centered at 0530 hours IST on Friday over Northwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 20.1°N and longitude 88.5°E, about 190 km east of Paradip (Odisha), 200 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal) and 220 km southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
It is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh’s coast close to Khepupara with a wind speed of 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph during Saturday night and early hours of Sunday.
Under the influence of this cyclonic storm, there will be light to moderate rain at one or two places in several districts of the state including Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, and Jajpur.
