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Deep Depression Triggers Heavy Storm Warning as 18‑km Cloud Cover Swells Over Kolkata
✍️ Asianet Newsable
🗓 21 Sep 2026, 12:46 PM
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The India Meteorological Department has issued a heavy‑storm warning for Kolkata as a deep depression approaches, bringing an 18‑km wide cloud mass over the city.
Kolkata, West Bengal – A deep depression moving north‑east across the Bay of Bengal has prompted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a heavy‑storm warning for the city.
The system is expected to generate an extensive cloud cover measuring roughly 18 kilometres across, according to the latest satellite imagery released by the IMD.
Meteorologists warn that the cloud mass could bring strong gusts, heavy rainfall and reduced visibility in the next few hours, potentially disrupting traffic and outdoor activities.
Authorities have advised residents to stay indoors, avoid non‑essential travel, and keep emergency supplies handy until the weather stabilises.
The warning remains in effect until the depression moves away from the coastal region, after which normal conditions are expected to resume.
The system is expected to generate an extensive cloud cover measuring roughly 18 kilometres across, according to the latest satellite imagery released by the IMD.
Meteorologists warn that the cloud mass could bring strong gusts, heavy rainfall and reduced visibility in the next few hours, potentially disrupting traffic and outdoor activities.
Authorities have advised residents to stay indoors, avoid non‑essential travel, and keep emergency supplies handy until the weather stabilises.
The warning remains in effect until the depression moves away from the coastal region, after which normal conditions are expected to resume.