Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed on Friday morning that the landfall process of the severe cyclonic storm Dana has been completed. The system took approximately eight and a half hours to fully make its way onto the landmass.
According to the IMD’s hourly bulletin, the landfall process commenced around 12:05 AM on Thursday and concluded at approximately 8:30 AM on Friday. When it made landfall, Cyclone Dana hit with wind speeds reaching 110 km/h but has since weakened and transformed into a cyclonic storm.
As of now, the cyclone is located about 50 km north-northwest of Dhamra and 30 km northeast of Bhadrak town. The maximum sustained wind speeds around the center of the cyclone are reported to be between 80 km/h and 90 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 100 km/h.
The IMD predicts that the cyclone will continue to move northwest across northern Odisha and gradually weaken into a deep depression within the next six hours. The situation is being closely monitored using the Doppler weather radar located in Paradip.
