Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a review meeting on the disaster preparedness for Cyclone Remal. Photo: PM Modi's X handle, @narendramodi

DTE Coverage of Cyclone Remal

DTE tracked Remal, from the time it was brewing in the Bay of Bengal, till the moment of landfall

1. Expect first pre-monsoon cyclone in Bay of Bengal next week

The weather visualisation website Windy.com showed the formation of a low-pressure area on May 21.

Cyclone may be severe due to the extremely warm sea-surface temperatures

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2. Lean cyclone season? Monsoon winds, cyclonic system can help or disrupt each other

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Late genesis of cyclonic system before or around onset of southwest monsoon can translate into weak or late monsoon over Kerala or block progress to rest of country
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3. Cyclone Remal in making? Low-pressure area forms over Bay of Bengal

Low-pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal may intensify into cyclone Remal. Screengrab: Windy.com

Low-pressure area forms just off Tamil Nadu coast; Remal may move close to West Bengal & Bangladesh coasts
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4. Dateline Kolkata: May-end cyclone scare back in Bengal as IMD official confirms Cyclone Remal may be ‘very severe’

Cyclone Remal in the Bay of Bengal as seen on Earth Nullschool at 9 am IST on May 24

Cyclone could make landfall between Digha and Khulna on Bengal & Bangladesh coasts respectively between May 26 & May 27; Kolkata on orange alert

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5. Where will it land? Cyclone Remal may show unpredictable character, according to weather agencies

A screengrab from Windy.com showing the possible landfall of Remal in Bengal

One model shows it making landfall on the West Bengal & Bangladesh coasts; the other shows it doing so on the Odisha coast between Puri and Paradip
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6. Ready for Remal, say Odisha officials; rains in state could play spoilsport during campaigning for last polling phase

A beach in Gopalpur-on-Sea in Ganjam district, Odisha, on May 24. Photo provided by Hrusikesh Mohanty

Rains due to Remal to bring respite from heat, help farmers prepare land for Kharif season
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7. Indian & Bangladeshi Sundarbans to be impacted as cyclone Remal to make likely landfall 100 km from Indian border

Sundarbans National Park in Bangladesh. iStock photo for representation

Cyclonic system may overlap with high tide to maximise damage if landfall happens late evening on May 26
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8. Cyclone Remal to make landfall on May 26 evening, may cause floods in Northeast

Screengrab from Windy.com showing Remal’s approximate area of landfall

Northeast India is currently reeling under dry conditions, which could flip to floods in a matter of days
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9. Vessel overloaded with people capsizes near Bangladesh’s Mongla, as Remal hurtles towards coast

Screengrab from Windy.com

Monsoon circulation adding to cyclone system & expanding Remal’s diameter; Red alert in Kolkata
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10. Severe Cyclone Remal makes landfall along Bangladesh and West Bengal coasts

Screengrab of Windy.com showing Cyclone Remal

Both coasts could be innundated by storm surges a metre high in West Bengal and upto 4 metres high in Bangladesh
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11. Cyclone Remal missed India’s coast by a whisker; Indian Sundarbans impacted, but largely saved

A screengrab from Google showing the port of Mongla near the right, near where Remal made landfall

Multiple factors worked in tandem to minimise damage in Sundarbans; but next time may be different, warn experts
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