India, May 24 -- 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

Cyclone Remal may form over the east-central Bay of Bengal in the early mornings hours of May 25 and turn into a severe cyclone by the morning of May 26. The storm could also display some unpredictable characteristics, especially regarding its track and landfall, which would keep the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the concerned state government administrations on their toes.

The IMD, in its latest cyclone update, indicated that the low pressure area formed in the south Bay of Bengal may intensify into a depression (wind speeds of 40-50 kilometres per hour) on the ...