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Cyclone Fani: Checkout the districts on alert in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal

Cyclone in Andhra

Moving north­-northeastwards, the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani over Westcentral Bay of Bengal has now picked up pace and moved closer to the coast. It is presently centered near Latitude 16.2°N and Longitude 84.6°E, around 390 Km south­southwest of Puri, Odisha, 190 km south­southeast of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and 580 km south­southwest of Digha, West Bengal.

Fani would make landfall as an very severe cyclonic storm at Odisha coast near Satpada and Balukhand area in Puri district around the noon hours of May 3. At the time of crossing the coast, the maximum sustained wind speed would be of 170­-180 Kmph, gusting up to 200 Kmph.

Cyclone Fani track

However, since now Fani is travelling very close to the coast, we can now expect heavy to extremely heavy rains across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal from May 2-4 in the similar order. Andhra Pradesh has already started reporting heavy rains in the coastal areas.

Around 8 Lakhs have been evacuated so far and several trains are either cancelled or rerouted.

Following is the list of the districts which are likely on the bigger risk across these three states as Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani prepares to cross the coast:

Districts on alert

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[Hindi] चक्रवाती तूफान फ़ानी: मूसलाधार बारिश देगा ओड़ीशा, पश्चिम बंगाल और पूर्वोत्तर भारत में

Cyclone Fani

अत्यंत भीषण रूप ले चुका चक्रवाती तूफान फ़ानी भारत के पूर्वी तटों के काफी करीब आ गया है। बृहस्पतिवार को तूफान फ़ानी ओड़ीशा के पुरी से लगभग 400 किलोमीटर दूर दक्षिण-दक्षिण-पश्चिम में बंगाल की खाड़ी में था। विशाखापत्तनम से यह लगभग 200 किलोमीटर दक्षिण-दक्षिण-पश्चिम में पहुँच गया है। इस तूफान से सबसे ज़्यादा प्रभावित होने वाले राज्यों में तीसरा राज्य है पश्चिम बंगाल। पश्चिम बंगाल के दिघा से तूफान फ़ानी अभी भी लगभग 600 किलोमीटर दूर है।

तूफान की क्षमता अभी भी अत्यंत भीषण चक्रवात की है। इसकी दिशा से अब लगभग तय हो चुका है कि यह ओड़ीशा में पुरी के पास से लैंडफॉल करेगा। स्काइमेट के मौसम विशेषज्ञों के अनुसार 3 मई को तूफान ओड़ीशा में दस्तक देगा। आंध्र प्रदेश और ओड़ीशा पहले से ही इसके दायरे में आ गए हैं।

स्काइमेट का अनुमान है कि 2 मई को उत्तरी तटीय आंध्र प्रदेश और इससे सटे दक्षिणी-तटवर्ती ओड़ीशा में भीषण बारिश शुरू हो जाएगी। मूसलाधार बारिश के साथ 70 से 80 किलोमीटर प्रतिघंटे की रफ्तार से हवाएँ चलेंगी। हवा की रफ़्तार 100 से 120 किलोमीटर प्रतिघंटे तक जा सकती है।

Also Read in English: MUST WATCH: RAINFALL ALERT FOR MAY 2-5 AS CYCLONE FANI ALL SET TO HIT ODISHA

तूफान फ़ानी उत्तर-उत्तर-पूर्वी दिशा में बढ़ते हुए बृहस्पतिवार की रात तक ओड़ीशा के और करीब पहुँच जाएगा। आज रात से तूफानी हवाएँ ओड़ीशा के तटों पर तांडव शुरू कर देंगी साथ ही मूसलाधार बारिश भी देखने को मिलेगी। 3 मई को ओड़ीशा के सभी भागों में बारिश बढ़ जाएगी। हालांकि तटीय इलाकों पर जोखिम सबसे ज़्यादा है। यहाँ मूसलाधार बारिश ना सिर्फ बाढ़ का कारण बनेगी बल्कि तूफानी हवाओं की चपेट में आने से कच्चे मकान और झोंपड़े नष्ट हो सकते हैं।

ओड़ीशा के तटीय भागों में कल दोपहर को जब तूफान प्रवेश करेगा, तब तटीय हिस्सों पर भारी वर्षा शुरू हो जाएगी। इसी दौरान ओड़ीशा के आंतरिक हिस्सों में भी मध्यम से भारी बारिश देखने को मिलेगी।

चक्रवाती तूफान फ़ानी 4 मई को पश्चिम बंगाल की तरफ चला जाएगा जिससे बारिश भी पश्चिम बंगाल में तेज़ हो जाएगी। इसके बाद 5 मई तक यह पूर्वोत्तर राज्यों की ओर पहुंचेगा यह सिस्टम। इस दौरान कमजोर हो जाएगा। हालांकि कमजोर होने के बाद भी पूर्वोत्तर भारत में भारी बारिश इसके कारण देखने को मिलेगी।

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कृपया ध्यान दें: स्काइमेट की वेबसाइट पर उपलब्ध किसी भी सूचना या लेख को प्रसारित या प्रकाशित करने पर साभार: skymetweather.com अवश्य लिखें।

 

Dos and Donts During A Cyclone

Cyclone Fani

The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm 'FANI' is over West central Bay of Bengal. Fani is centered near Latitude 15.9°N and  Longitude 84.4°E, about 430 km south-southwest of Puri, Odisha, 210 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and 630 km south-southwest of Digha, West Bengal.

Extremely severe cyclone Fani would continue to move north/northeastwards and cross Odisha Coast near Satpada and Balukhand area in Puri district during afternoon on May 3. At the time of landfall, the maximum sustained wind speed would be to the tune of 170-180 Kmph gusting to 200 Kmph.

Cyclone Fani is likely to affect a total of 19 districts in the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. State and national authorities have already put Odisha on alert against inclement weather conditions, particularly in 12 districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Gopalpur, Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Rayagada, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Paradip and Balasore.

Here is a list of dos and don’ts during a cyclone:

People are advised to stay indoors, particularly children and not to venture out as high tides due to heavy rains may surge.

People in low-lying areas should move to safer zones. Do not stay in house, when asked to leave by the officials.

People in relief shelters should not leave the premises till the rescuers advised to do so.

Everyone is advised to keep a stock of adequate food, medicines and drinking water at home and use them wisely.

Keep your mobile phones and emergency lights charged.

If needed, rush to relief centres.

Avoid using personal vehicles.

Plan accordingly for the possibility of power disruption. Do not panic. Stay calm.

Avoid loose or dangling wires from lamp posts.

Be updated from TV and radio about the latest weather warnings and advisories during the cyclone.

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Extremely severe cyclone Fani to trigger heavy rains in Kolkata on May 3 and 4

After prolonged spell of hot and sultry weather, Kolkata is now gearing up for heavy rains.  This change in the weather could be attributed to the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani over West central Bay of Bengal.

Fani is centered near Latitude 15.9°N and  Longitude 84.4°E, about 430 km south-southwest of Puri, Odisha, 210 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and 630 km south-southwest of Digha, West Bengal.

Extremely severe cyclone Fani would continue to move north/northeastwards and cross Odisha Coast near Satpada and Balukhand area in Puri district during afternoon on May 3. At the time of landfall, the maximum sustained wind speed would be to the tune of 170-180 Kmph gusting to 200 Kmph.

Thereafter, Fani would further move in north-northeast direction towards West Bengal. But as the system would be now travelling inland it would start weakening. However, it would continue to sustain the strength of a cyclonic storm and thus would be able to give heavy to very heavy rains over several parts of West Bengal including Kolkata.

Talking about the city of joy, Kolkata in particular, the city and its nearby areas are all set to witness torrential rain and thundershowers along with strong gusty winds.

In fact, the outer periphery of the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani is already covering parts of  West Bengal. Thus, light rainfall activity will commence over Kolkata today and the sky will remain partly cloudy. Gradually, from tomorrow i.e. May 3 as the system reaches Odisha, weather activities will start increasing over the city and its adjoining areas.

According to Mahesh Palawat, VP-Meteorology, Skymet Weather, "The reason of this increase will be attributed to the north/northeastward movement of the extremely severe cyclone Fani. Even though the cyclone will start weakening after making landfall. But still parts of West Bengal including Kolkata will get effected by the cyclone in the form of heavy to very heavy rainfall activity."

On May 3 and 4, we expect heavy to very heavy rain and thundershower activities accompanied with strong gusty winds to the tube of 40-60 gusting to 70-80- kmph and intense lightning strikes over Kolkata and its nearby regions. Such widespread heavy rains are likely to cause a lot of disruption in the form of local flooding, road blockage and traffic issues.

Further, by May 5, Fani will weaken and move towards Northeast India as a depression or well-marked low-pressure area. This will result in significant reduction of rains in West Bengal inducing Kolkata. Weather conditions will slowly clear up over the entire region.

May 6 onwards, weather will become almost dry, leading to increase in temperatures. During that time, weather in Kolkata will become sultry.

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[Hindi] चंडीगढ़, अमृतसर, पटियाला, अंबाला, करनाल में हो सकती है प्री-मॉनसून वर्षा

हरियाणा में जहां लंबे समय से बारिश देखने को नहीं मिली है वहीं पंजाब के उत्तरी जिलों में रुक-रुक कर वर्षा की गतिविधियां होती रही हैं। पंजाब में बारिश का कारण हैं जम्मू कश्मीर के पास से होकर गुजरने वाले पश्चिमी विक्षोभ। जबकि हरियाणा में कई दिनों से जारी शुष्क मौसम के कारण तापमान बढ़ा है और कुछ हिस्सों में लू जैसी स्थितियाँ देखने को मिलीं।

इस समय भी जम्मू कश्मीर के पास एक पश्चिमी विक्षोभ आने वाला है। इसके प्रभाव से राजस्थान पर एक चक्रवाती हवाओं का क्षेत्र भी विकसित होगा। साथ ही ओड़ीशा की ओर आ रहे भीषण चक्रवाती तूफान फ़ानी के चलते बंगाल की खाड़ी से भी आर्द्र हवाएँ हरियाणा और पंजाब पर आएंगी।

मौसमी परिदृश्य में इस बदलाव के परिणामस्वरूप पंजाब और हरियाणा में बारिश देखने को मिलेगी। दोनों राज्यों के उत्तरी जिलों में आज धूलभरी आँधी चलने और बादलों की गर्जना होने की संभावना है। कल यानि 3 मई से मौसम और सक्रिय होगा। उम्मीद है कि 3 और 4 मई को पंजाब और हरियाणा के अधिकांश भागों में धूल भरी आँधी और बादलों की गर्जना के साथ हल्की बारिश देखने को मिलेगी। भारी बारिश और ओलावृष्टि की आशंका फिलहाल नहीं है।

Also read in English: CHANDIGARH, AMRITSAR, PATIALA, AMBALA AND KARNAL TO WITNESS PRE-MONSOON SHOWERS

मौसम को बदलने वाले सभी मौसमी सिस्टम 5 मई से कमज़ोर हो जाएंगे या आगे निकल जाएंगे जिसके चलते पूर्वी हवाएँ चलना बंद हो जाएंगी। पंजाब और हरियाणा में 5 मई से गर्म और शुष्क उत्तर-पश्चिमी हवाएँ चलनी शुरू होंगी, जिससे दोनों राज्यों में फिर से सभी भागों में मौसम शुष्क हो जाएगा और तापमान ऊपर का रुख करेगा।

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कृपया ध्यान दें: स्काइमेट की वेबसाइट पर उपलब्ध किसी भी सूचना या लेख को प्रसारित या प्रकाशित करने पर साभार: skymetweather.com अवश्य लिखें।

 

 

[HINDI] चक्रवाती तूफ़ान फानी: मध्य भारत में अगले 3-4 दिनों तक लू से मिलेगी राहत

मध्य भारत के अधिकांश शहरों पर लंबे समय से प्रचंड गर्मी पड़ रही है। ज़्यादातर भागों में सामान्य से काफी ऊपर चल रहे तापमान के कारण लू आफ़त बनी हुई है। महाराष्ट्र के विदर्भ और मराठवाड़ा के साथ-साथ मध्य प्रदेश के अधिकांश शहर और राजस्थान के कुछ ज़िले सबसे अधिक प्रभावित हुए हैं। पश्चिमी और उत्तर-पश्चिमी दिशा से लगातार चल रही गर्म और शुष्क हवाओं के कारण इन राज्यों में लू की स्थिति बनी हुई है।

यह हवाएं पाकिस्तान के सिंध प्रांत और राजस्थान के रेगिस्तान से आ रही थीं, जहां पहले से ही मौसम बेहद गर्म बना हुआ है। इन हवाओं के अलावा लंबे समय से शुष्क मौसम और चिलचिलाती धूप ने मध्य भारत के लोगों का जीना मुहाल कर दिया है। लेकिन थोड़े समय के लिए मध्य भारत के भागों में मौसम का मिजाज़ बदलने वाला है जिससे लोगों को तेज़ गर्मी से थोड़ी राहत मिलेगी। यह राहत मिलेगी ओड़ीशा की तरफ आ रहे भीषण चक्रवाती तूफानी फ़ानी के कारण।

मध्य महाराष्ट्र, विदर्भ, मराठवाड़ा, मध्य प्रदेश और राजस्थान के कुछ हिस्सों सहित मध्य भारत के भागों में पिछले 24 घंटों के दौरान हवाओं का रुख बदला है जिससे तापमान में जल्द गिरावट देखने को मिलेगी। ज़ाहिर है गर्मी से राहत मिलेगी।

स्काइमेट के मौसम विशेषज्ञों के अनुसार भीषण चक्रवात फ़ानी जैसे मौसमी सिस्टम सैकड़ों किलोमीटर दूर फैले क्षेत्रों के मौसम को भी प्रभावित करते हैं। 2 मई तक चक्रवाती तूफान फानी उत्तरी आंध्र प्रदेश के तटीय भागों के करीब आएगा। जिसके प्रभाव से महाराष्ट्र के कुछ हिस्सों में भी बादल दिखने के आसार हैं।

जबकि पश्चिमी राजस्थान, गुजरात और पश्चिमी मध्य प्रदेश के कुछ हिस्से दक्षिण-पश्चिमी दिशा से चल रही हवा के प्रभाव में होंगे। जिससे इन भागों में कोई विशेष बदलाव नहीं दिखेगा और तापमान सामान्य या सामान्य से एक-दो डिग्री अधिक बने रहने की संभावना है। जिससे मध्य प्रदेश और विदर्भ में एक-दो स्थानों पर लू की स्थिति बनी रह सकती है।

इसके अलावा जहां लू से राहत मिलेगी, उन भागों में भी तापमान में गिरावट के बावजूद मौसम बहुत गर्म रहेगा क्योंकि अधिकांश स्थानों पर तापमान 40 डिग्री से कम होने की उम्मीद नहीं है।

Also Read In English : CENTRAL INDIA TO WITNESS RELIEF FROM HEAT WAVE FOR NEXT THREE TO FOUR DAYS, COURTESY CYCLONE FANI

चक्रवाती तूफ़ान फानी के कारण 5 मई तक लू का प्रभाव कम से कम होगा। 6 मई या 7 के आसपास फिर से स्थितियाँ बदलेंगी और पश्चिमी या उत्तर-पश्चिमी हवाएँ आएंगी जिससे मध्य भारत के शहरों में फिर से लू चलने की संभावना है।

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कृपया ध्यान दें: स्काइमेट की वेबसाइट पर उपलब्ध किसी भी सूचना या लेख को प्रसारित या प्रकाशित करने पर साभार: skymetweather.comअवश्य लिखें।

West Bengal on heavy rain and flood alert as Cyclone Fani nears the Indian coast

Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani over West-central Bay of Bengal has been gaining strength and continuously  moving closer to the coast. It is now ready to make a landfall on the Odisha coast by the afternoon of May 3.

At present, its located at near latitude 15.5°N and longitude 84.2°E, about 430 km south-southwest of Puri, Odisha, 210 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and 630 km south-southwest of Digha, West Bengal.

In the wake of this Cyclone, West Bengal is gearing up for some very heavy rains starting May 3. The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is going to make landfall over Odisha near Satpada and Balukhand area in Puri district by afternoon of May 3.

As Cyclone Fani is expected to move northeastwards, it will travel across Coastal districts of Odisha towards Gangetic West Bengal. However since, Fani would be then travelling over land, it would start weakening but would still sustain a strength of a cyclonic strength. Therefore, we expect intensity of rains to increase over entire West Bengal tomorrow onward.

Cyclone Fani track

In fact by evening of May 3, most parts of the state, will start receiving good rains. The most affected districts of West Bengal would be Bankura, Purulia, Medinipore, Hooghly, Bardhaman and Howra. The intensity of rains over these districts will be heavy to very heavy, along with destructive winds in the order of 40-60 gusting to 70-80- kmph. Local flooding in these districts cannot be ruled out.

On the other hand, Kolkata, 24 Pargana, Nadia, Murshidabad will also receive moderate to heavy rains. But intensity of these rains will be less as compared to the above-mentioned districts.

Skymet Weather has already issued an alert across the state against the cyclonic storm-

Weather Alert for West Bengal :
Heavy to very heavy with few extremely heavy thundershower with gale winds reaching 100-120 kmph gusting 140 kmph and intense lightning will affect many places over Alipurduar, Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Darjiling, Howrah, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Kooch Bihar, Kolkata, Maldah, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Puruliya, South 24 Parganas and Uttar Dinajpur districts of West Bengal from 03 to 04 May 2019.

By evening of May 4 i.e. the day after tomorrow, rains will start reducing over Gangetic West Bengal, but Sub-Himalayan West Bengal will continue to receive good rains. Weather will clear up over most parts of West Bengal by May 5. However, due to increased moisture some localized weather activities cannot be ruled out. By this time, the temperature that would have fallen significantly will yet again start increasing.

The Sub-Himalayan West Bengal has been receiving good rains since last many days however the weather over Gangetic West Bengal is running almost dry. Although isolated rains occurred over here in the last 24 hours, but weather is still warm and humid.

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Must Watch: Rainfall alert for May 2-5 as Cyclone Fani all set to hit Odisha

Cyclone Fani

Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani over west-central Bay of Bengal has now moved very close to the Indian Coast. It is presently centered near latitude 15.9°N and longitude 84.5°E, about 430 km south-southwest of Puri, Odisha, 210 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and 630 km south-southwest of Digha, West Bengal.

Fani is all set to make landfall as extremely severe cyclone at Odisha coast near Satpada and Balukhand area in Puri district around afternoon of May 3.

Periphery of the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani are already covering parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Raising an alert, heavy to very rains with few extremely heavy rains would lash many parts of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of South Coastal Odisha on May 2. These rains would be accompanied with high velocity winds to the tune of 70-80 kmph gusting up to 100-120 kmph.

By Thursday night, as the system moves further north-northeast, rains would increase over Odisha. By May 3, rains would cover most parts of Odisha. Coastal areas would see extremely heavy rains at the time of landfall. Interior parts of Odisha would also see moderate to heavy rains.

By May 4, cyclonic storm Fani would have moved to West Bengal and with this heavy rain belt would move to the state. By May 5, Fani as a weakened system would move to further North India but would still have power to give some heavy rains.

Checkout the rainfall alert and its intensity across Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Northeast India.

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Extremely severe cyclone Fani Set to hit Puri on May 3, Odisha evacuates people

Odisha rains

The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani over West-central Bay of Bengal has moved further north-northeastwards closer to the Indian Coast. Moving at a speed of 7 kmph, Fani is centered at near latitude 15.5°N and longitude 84.2°E, about 510 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha), 260 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 700 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal).

In Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal at least 19 districts are expected to get affected by the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani, which is likely to cross Odisha Coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, around Puri during May 3 afternoon.

The cyclone will pass through Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore in Odisha before reaching West Bengal with a maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph. The storm is likely to impact Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Puri, Jajpur and Balasore districts in terms of heavy to extremely heavy rains.

The government of Odisha has set up 900 cyclone shelters to house the evacuees and has requested for two helicopters to be stationed in the state for emergency food distribution.

In addition to this, troops of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard as well as 78 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been requested for deployment as well. The country's top body to handle an emergency situation, NCMC has also reviewed the preparations for Fani.

The NDRF has deployed 12 teams in Andhra Pradesh, 28 in Odisha and 6 in West Bengal. Additionally, 32 teams remain on standby, equipped with boats, tree cutters and telecom equipment.

As per officials, the Navy and the Coast Guard have organized ships and helicopters for relief-and-rescue operations, while the Army and Air Force units in the three states have also been put on replacement.

The administration of Odisha has been directed to ensure a 100% evacuation of people from vulnerable areas. He also highlighted on an early restoration of power, water supply and road communication in the to-be affected blocks.

By Thursday, the state plans to evacuate 10 lakh people states Odisha’s Special Relief Commissioner as well.

In the view of cyclone Fani, the Biju Patnaik University of Technology postponed all examinations from May 2-4 to May 25-28. In fact, as a precautionary measure, Bhubaneswar's Nandankanan Zoological Park will also remain closed for visitors from May 2-4.

In West Bengal, the cyclone is expected to affect the districts of East and West Medinipur, South and North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Jhargram and Kolkata, while Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam are in the storm's path in Andhra Pradesh.

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103 trains cancelled, 2 diverted in wake of Cyclone Fani

In wake of the Cyclone Fani, a total of 103 trains have been cancelled while 2 have been diverted.

According to the sources, the whole section between Bhadrak-Bhubaneswar-Puri-Visakhapatnam will be cleared so that there will be no train in the section during the extreme situation, keeping in view the safety of trains and passengers amidst the arising storm.

The decision comes in the wake of the upcoming Cyclone Fani that is about to wreak havoc over the eastern coastline affecting Odisha and Andhra Pradesh most of all.

The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani over West-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a speed of about 07 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 0230 hrs IST of 02nd May, 2019 over West-central Bay of Bengal near latitude 15.5°N and longitude 84.2°E, about 510 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha), 260 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 700 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal).

For more information on the Cyclone's current status, read- Cyclone Warning for Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

Some of the major trains which have been cancelled include Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandal Express, Patna-Eranakulam Express, New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express, Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express, Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram Express.

According to a bulletin released by Southern Railways, the trains that stand fully cancelled are as follows:

1. Train No.12841 Howrah - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGRamachandran Central Railway Station       Coromandel Express of 2nd May

2. Train No.12842 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGRamachandran Central Railway Station – Howrah Coromandel Express of 2nd May leaving at 08.45 hrs.

3. Train No.12663 Howrah – Tiruchchirappalli Express of 2nd May

4. Train No.12863 Howrah – Yeswantpur Express of 2nd May

5. Train No.12839 Howrah – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGRamachandran Central Railway Station Mail of 2nd May 2019

6. Train No.22644 Patna – Ernakulam Express of 2nd May 2019

7. Train No.06057 Santragachi - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGRamachandran Central Railway Station Coromandel Express of 2nd May

8. Train No.12508 Silchar – Trivandrum Express of 2nd May

9. Train No.12245 Howrah – Yeswantpur Express of 3rd May

10. Train No.22603 Kharagpur – Villupuram Express of 3rd May

11. Train No.12841 Howrah – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGRamachandran Central Railway Station Coromandel Express of 3rd May

12. Train No.22817 Howrah – Mysuru Express of 3rd May

13. Train No.22807 Santragachi – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGRamachandran Central Railway Station Express of 3rd May

14. Train No.18496 Bhubaneswar – Rameswaram Express of 3rd May

Train No. 12509 Bengaluru Cantonment – Guwahati Express leaving Bengaluru Cantonment on 2nd May will run via diverted route of Vizianagaram, Titlagarh, Jharsugudah.

The Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani is gradually coming closer to the coast and is all set to make landfall over Odisha coast. Cyclone Fani is expected to cross Odisha coast near Satpada and Balukhand area in Puri district around afternoon of May 3.

Thus, Odisha is now gearing up for heavy to extremely heavy rains during the coming days. These showers would be accompanied with damaging winds.

Cyclone Fani is likely to affect a total of 19 districts in the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. State and national authorities have already put Odisha on alert against inclement weather conditions, particularly in 12 districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Gopalpur, Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Rayagada, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Paradip and Balasore.

Earlier authorities in Odisha had already advised tourists to leave Puri by tomorrow evening and cancel non-essential travel to the districts likely to be affected on May 3 and May 4.

The railways have confirmed that it will grant a full refund to passengers for the cancelled or diverted trains if the tickets are produced for cancellation within three days from the scheduled date of journey.

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Chandigarh, Amritsar, Patiala, Ambala and Karnal to witness pre-Monsoon showers

The weather conditions in Haryana are dry from the last many days. However, the northern districts of Punjab have been observing on and off light rainfall activity in the wake of Western Disturbances affecting the hills of North India.

Now a fresh Western Disturbance is approaching the Western Himalayas which will induce a cyclonic circulation over parts of Rajasthan. Moreover, humid winds from Bay of Bengal will also reach up to parts of Punjab and Haryana.

Thus, in the wake of all these weather systems, we expect rains to increase gradually over Punjab and Haryana. Dust storm followed by thundershowers will occur over the northern districts of these states today.

On May 3 and 4, rain intensity and spread may increase leading to light rain and thundershower activities along with dust storm and thunderstorm over most parts of Punjab and Haryana. Heavy rain and hailstorm activity will be ruled out. Wind speed may increase for short duration over few parts.

By May 5, weather systems will move away and easterly flow of winds from Bay of Bengal will stop. Then due to the commencement of dry and hot north/northwesterly winds, the weather conditions in Punjab and Haryana will become almost dry and temperatures will start increasing again.

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Cyclone Fani to give rains in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, marginal relief from heat likely

The weather conditions over the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were almost dry since the last many days. And due to this prolonged dry spell, temperatures were increasing continuously over most parts of these states. In fact, on April 30, Banda recorded its maximum temperature at 47.2˚C.

However, during the last 24 hours, temperatures have decreased to some extent as in the wake of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani, easterly winds from Bay of Bengal have commenced over parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Now due to moisture incursion, we expect rain and thundershower activities to commence over Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from today. Particularly the foothills of Uttar Pradesh will observe good weather activities. The intensity of these weather activities will increase by tomorrow.

The intensity of these rains will be mainly light to moderate with few heavy spells. These on and off pre-Monsoon weather activities will continue till May 4.

Weather Alert: Light to moderate rain and thundershowers at many places with isolated heavy showers and squally winds will occur over Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, Gaya, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur (Bhabua), Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, Pashchim Champaran, Patna, Purba Champaran, Purnia, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul and Vaishali districts of Bihar during next 48 hours.

Further, by May 5, cyclone Fani will reach up to the northeastern states as a depression, moisture incursion will also stop over Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This will lead to clear weather condition. Moreover, easterly winds will be replaced by hot and dry northwesterly winds, which will lead to increase in temperatures.

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