Nearly All of Myanmar to See Heavy Rain Again After October 23 Due to Storm Intensity

Nearly all of Myanmar to see heavy rain return after October 23 due to storm intensity

October 19

A low-pressure circulation system over the Andaman Sea and the southeastern Bay of Bengal will begin strengthening on October 24, and on October 25 and 26, as it moves toward the central and west-central Bay of Bengal, it will rapidly intensify from a low-pressure area into a strong low-pressure area, according to an assessment by meteorologist U Win Naing.

Although this storm system will mainly move toward the offshore eastern coast of India, the outer bands of the low-pressure system will cause rainfall to rise in Myanmar's coastal regions — Tanintharyi Region, Ayeyarwady Region, Rakhine State, Yangon Region — and many inland areas due to continuously advancing moisture-laden air, it is said.

In Tanintharyi Region, Rakhine State, Ayeyarwady Region, Mon State, Kayin State and Yangon Region, sea winds blowing directly in from the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal will make rainfall more intense between October 23 and 25, and heavy rain and strong winds with thunderstorms may occur, it is said.

In Chin State, Sagaing Region (upper), Kachin State and Shan State (south/east/north), cumulonimbus clouds will form in the afternoon/evening and moderate to thundery showers may fall, it is said.

In Magway Region, Mandalay Region, Sagaing Region (lower), Bago Region, Nay Pyi Taw and Kayah State, rain will temporarily ease between October 20 and 22, and starting after October 23, due to the low-pressure system, cumulonimbus clouds will form in the afternoon/evening and thundery showers will rise again, it is said.

In Tanintharyi Region, Rakhine State, Chin State, western Magway Region and Shan State, continuous rain may fall between October 23 and 25, so flash flooding of streams and waterlogging/flooding may occur, according to an assessment by meteorologist U Win Naing.

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