The tropical low that had been slow to develop in the Bay of Bengal, has been quick to strengthen since developing into a cyclonic storm on Saturday.
The storm churned at a glacial pace near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands last week. Here it brought some locations, including Banda Aceh, a total of 11.89 inches of rain (302 mm) in just a few days.Late in the day on Thursday, local time, the India Meteorological Department designated this storm as a well-marked low, signaling that this feature continues to organize.
On Saturday, the system quickly strengthened from a depression to a deep depression to a cyclonic storm. The storm was given the name Amphan.
The system continued to rapidly strengthen on Sunday, going from a severe cyclonic storm to a very severe cyclonic storm by the overnight hours.
Traveling through a region with warm waters and low wind shear, the system is likely to continue strengthening into the beginning of the week.Meteorologist thinks the storm can reach the intensity of a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale).
Due to some uncertainties, locations from east-central India to Myanmar should all monitor the situation. Residents from West Bengal into Bangladesh should begin making preparations for the storm, especially given the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Residents should prepare for damaging wind gusts and flooding rainfall. Due to the low elevation of southern Bangladesh, widespread coastal flooding is expected to be a significant threat.As the storm gathers strength, seas will become dangerously rough across the central and northern Bay of Bengal.
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