Cyclone Yaas alert for West Bengal, Odisha for end of May

As the western coast of India recovers from Cyclone Tauktae, another one brewing over the Bay of Bengal called Cyclone Yaas that would be affecting the coastal regions of West Bengal and Odisha.

The new cyclone will also bring the crucial southwest monsoon winds along with it to the Andaman Sea by May 21, the first major milestone in its progress towards the country. As a rule-of-thumb, the monsoon makes its onset over Kerala roughly ten days after it makes its advent over the south Andaman Sea. However, due to the interference of cyclonic storms, this theory may not hold true, as was observed last year due to Nisarga and Amphan. The Cyclone Yaas weather system is likely to hit the eastern or the Coromandel coast of the country on the evening of May 26, the India Meteorological Department said in its tropical cyclone outlook.”