According to the meteorological department,  Cyclone Midhili  is  live  today: The storm,  named Cyclone Midhili,  may strengthen  today and cross the Bangladesh  coast. Latest news on  Cyclone  Midhili:  The  India  Meteorological Department on Friday confirmed that the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal  has  intensified into a cyclonic storm. It is moving north-northeast  at  17  km/h.  

 The  meteorological department said the  storm,  named Cyclone Midhili,  could strengthen  today and cross the Bangladesh  coast.  

Heavy  rain  is  forecast  in  coastal  areas  of Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura and  Mizoram,  with wind  gusts of  40  to  70  km/h  under the influence of Cyclone Midhili.  According to the weather department,  rain is  expected  to continue till Saturday  in Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and  Meghalaya. The meteorological department said cyclone  Midhili  could strengthen  into a cyclonic storm  in  the next 24 hours and cross the Bangladesh coast between Mongla and  Khepupara.  

 Storm  Midhili: Warning for fishermen 

 According to  IMD information,  the  position  of Cyclone Midhili at  8.30  am on Thursday was  about  390  km  east-southeast of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and about 320  km  south-southeast of Paradip in Odisha. 

According to  news agency PTI, the system is  expected  to move northeast,  intensifying  into a cyclonic storm,  passing the Bangladesh  coast. 

Fishermen were  also  warned by the weather  agency  not to  go to  sea  before  November 18  because  the  tornado  is likely to  strengthen  during this  time.  As Cyclone Midhili  passes over  the  Bangladesh coast, light to moderate rain  is expected over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura  from Thursday to Saturday. The local  authorities  of the mentioned areas  are  on alert  as per  the  warning obligation  issued by the  meteorological  department around Cyclone Midhili. 

The agency added that indications  from various numerical models  indicate a north-northeast  movement towards  the  Bangladesh coast with  maximum  suggested  intensity  up to the marginal  phase of  the  cyclone. 

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