Hummingbird News Service
NEW DELHI, 18 MAR: The rare cyclonic storm – Asani that is currently brewing in the Bay of Bengal may skip Tamil Nadu, but result in a heat surge and cause hotter days and humid nights across the South Indian state due to the delayed entry of easterly winds.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to gradually intensify into a cyclonic storm by 21 March. Thereafter, it is expected to move north-northeastwards and reach the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast around 22 March.
While it is likely to steer clear of Tamil Nadu, meteorologists have indicated that the system’s movement over the Bay of Bengal may take the mercury levels soaring in Tamil Nadu. Without strong winds flowing from any direction, the temperature across the state will increase during the day, the IMD has predicted.
In Chennai, the temperatures may hover at a maximum of 36°C, whereas in the interior districts of the state, they may surge to 40°C.
However, some parts of the state may also be in for wet conditions, as the IMD has indicated the possibility of light isolated rainfall across Tamil Nadu over the next five days.
Since the beginning of record-keeping in 1901, only six cyclones have formed in the Bay of Bengal in the month of March. Upon formation, Cyclone Asani will become the seventh.
As of now, its forecasted impact will result in extremely heavy downpours over Andaman & Nicobar islands between 18-21 March. But as the system edges closer to Bangladesh, its effect will also be felt in parts of East and Northeast India.
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