IMD warns of possible cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal around Nov 16

The IMD on Saturday said the low-pressure formed over Southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low pressure, which is likely to develop into a depression and a cyclonic storm around November 16.

The Met Department noted that the well-marked low pressure lay over the same Southeast Bay of Bengal around 5:30 am today in an official release.

“Yesterday’s low-pressure area over Southeast Bay



of Bengal lay as a well-marked low-pressure area over the same region at 5:30 am today,” it said.

The weather system is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a depression over the same region during next 24 Hours.

Thereafter, it is likely to move north to northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the central Bay of Bengal around November 16th evening, said the Met Department