Low pressure formed in Bay of Bengal: IMD

Climatologically, during the late May and early week of June, favourable ocean conditions prevail over this basin and the chances of cyclogenesis are high, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general, IMD, had told The Indian Express earlier this week. In the past few

” The low pressure area prevails off north Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts. It is likely to move north-eastwards and strengthen into a depression over central parts of Bay of Bengal by early May 24. It would continue to move north-eastwards and intensify further thereafter,” the IMD said in its weather update on Wednesday morning.

With the development of the low pressure system, the IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall (64mm – 205mm in 24 hours) over eastern India regions. Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh on May 25 and 26.