Cyclone Dana: How to track the severe cyclonic storm in real-time

The storm, which is expected to make upwind speeds of anyplace betwixt 100-110 kmph and gusts astatine 120kmph is categorised arsenic a tropical storm. For those wondering, tropical cyclones are considered immoderate of Earth’s astir devastating storms.

How to way Cyclone Dana live?

While the Indian Meteorological Department alerts radical who mightiness beryllium affected by the cyclone hours anterior to impact, it does not person a real-time cyclone tracker. However, determination are immoderate third-party services similar Windy, Zoom Earth and others which amusement the estimated way of the cyclone on with however terrible it volition beryllium connected its way. Another work that is tracking Cyclone Dana is Zoom Earth, which shows the trajectory of the tempest on with upwind speeds.

What is the IMD saying?

According to the department, Cyclone Dana volition severely interaction Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore districts successful Odisha, with upwind velocity expected to scope 100-120 kmph. As for West Bengal, the section expects to spot precise dense rainfall successful Purba, Paschim Medinipur, Jhargam, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly and North and South 24 Parganas.

As of now, 20 NDRF teams, 51 ODRAF teams, 200 occurrence services teams and 158 platoons of constabulary person been deployed to assistance the section administrations successful alleviation and rescue operations successful Odisha. The state’s Chief Minister Mohan Majhi besides said that evacuation volition beryllium completed successful the adjacent fewer hours and that arsenic galore arsenic 7285 cyclone shelters person been already prepared to accommodate evacuated people.