Tropical Cyclone Yaas, India
Cyclone Yaas, which is bearing down on Bengal and Odisha from the Bay of Bengal, will make landfall near Balasore coast in Odisha 240km from Kolkata on May 26 with an expected wind speed of 155kmph-165kmph.
Heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding in northeastern India, with a widespread 150 to 250 mm (6 to 10 inches) of rain and isolated totals over 250 mm likely. Some of the outer rain bands on the eastern side of the storm may lead to some flooding across portions of Bangladesh.
Tropical cyclones can form year round in the North Indian Ocean, but are especially common in the spring ahead of monsoon season.
- Type of event
- Storm, Flood
- Location of event
- India
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2021-05-25
- Time of Charter Activation
- 12:04
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+05:30
- Charter Requestor
- ISRO
- Activation ID
- 714
- Project Management
- NRSC
- Value Adding
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