Extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani over Bay of Bengal, which is likely to cross Odisha coast around Puri during May 3 afternoon will result in squally wind in the State.
As per the India Meteorological Department, the wind speed at the place of landfall will be
170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph.
Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to prevail along the Odisha coast and become gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 85 kmph from May 2 night, informed the IMD .
It is very likely to become 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph along and off south Odisha; and 90
-100 kmph gusting to 115 kmph along and off remaining districts of coastal Odisha by May 3 forenoon for subsequent 12 hours and
decrease thereafter, the IMD added.
Gale wind with speed 130-140 kmph gusting to 150 kmph is also likely over the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and gale wind speed reaching 90-100 kmph gusting to 115 kmph is also likely over the districts of Gajapati, Khurda (including Bhubaneswar city), Cuttack (including Cuttack city), Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleswar and 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph over the districts of Nayagarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal and strong gusty surface wind speed 30-40 kmph over the rest districts of Odisha by May 3 evening for subsequent 12
hours and significant decrease thereafter.
Storm surge of about 1.5 meter height above astronomical tide is very likely to inundate low lying areas of Ganjam, Khordha, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts at the time of landfall.