Cyclone “ MOCHA”- Heatwave may return to Odisha from 7th May
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:Odisha is likely to experience heatwave conditions due to the possible cyclonic storm, which is expected to form over Bay of Bengal around May 9.
While the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow warning for thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph for two days, the day temperature in the state may touch 40 degree Celsius by May 7.
According to Director of the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) Sarat Chandra Sahu, the state is likely to experience extreme heat if the cyclone heads towards Bangladesh-Myanmar as it would cut off the wind blowing from the sea. Instead heatwave spell will return with hot, dry winds blowing from the northwest.
“The temperature will fall from May 12 if the cyclone makes the landfall near Odisha coast. If it changes it direction then sky will remain clear and the temperature may cross 42 degree Celsius at many places due to onslaught of hot and dry westerly winds from May 7,” he said.
With the northwesterly winds blowing towards the Bay of Bengal, where the system is strong, and the temperature may shoot up to 44-45 degree Celsius by May 12 and May 13, he added.
On the path and intensity of the possible cyclone, Sahu said things will become clearer once the system intensifies into a depression.
In its midday bulletin, the IMD said that Odisha is likely to experience a gradual rise in the day temperature after two days. By March 7, the mercury may soar past 40 degree Celsius in several western Odisha districts.
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