Deep Depression

May 29, 2025 5:23 PM

Deep depression over Bay of Bengal to bring heavy rainfall; monsoon advances further into eastern India

A deep depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal is set to cross the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara (Bangladesh) by Thursday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Under its influence, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected across the Northeastern states, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim until May 31. The IMD has also warned of isolated exceptionally heavy rainfall exceeding 30 cm over parts of Meghalaya on May 29 and 30...

May 25, 2024 1:44 PM

Deep Depression over Bay of Bengal is likely intensify further: BMD

The deep depression over Bay of Bengala is likely to intensify and move North-Eastwards further. In a Special Weather Bulletin on Saturday morning, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the Deep Depression over East-Central bay and adjoining West-Central bay moved North-NorthEastwards over the same area. It was centred at 09 am (BST) on Saturday was about 565 kms Southwest of Chattogram port, 495 kms Southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 540 kms South of Mongla port and 490 kms South of Payr...

May 25, 2024 12:13 PM

Cyclonic storm likely to hit Bay of Bengal today evening; Severe Cyclonic Storm expected in Bangladesh tomorrow

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) highlighted that the "Deep Depression" over the East-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by this evening (Saturday). Subsequently, it is likely to cross between Bangladesh and West Bengal coasts around Sunday midnight as a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS), the IMD said in a statement. "Depression over East central BoB intensified to Deep Depression over the same region about 380km S SE of Sagar Islands (WB) 490km S o...