Normal life in Barisal region became paralyzed as mid to heavy downpour without intervals and gusty winds continued until this report due to stormy weather prevailing over the region since early Saturday night. Barisal weather office recorded 80 millimeters rainfall in 10 hours since 6:00 am Saturday morning with 10 to 15 nautical mile wind speed per hour and 95%-100% humidity. People stranded in different points due to shortages of transports on roads and day labors forced to remain stay in home without going out for job. Most of the shops, kitchen markets, grocery and confectionaries, restaurants either closed or facing shortages of sellers and buyers. Port authorities stopped plying of ML type water transports less than 65 feet in length on 76 routes including 28 inner routes of Barisal, 21 routes of Patuakhali, 13 routes of Barguna, 14 routes of Bhola and coastal services on five routes of Barisal-Bhola-Laxmipur-Chittagong. The decision was taken after the low over west-central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly west-northwestwards and intensified into a well marked low over west-central Bay and adjoining northwest Bay and river port authorities in Barisal region hoisted cautionary weather signal no. 2 from Saturday morning. Rafikul Islam, deputy director of BIWTA and officer in charge of Barisal Port said that the ML type launch operation would not be resumed till the weather condition improved. All fishing boats and trawlers over North Bay and deep sea have been advised to come close to the coast and proceed with caution till further notice. However, triple deck launches on Barisal-Dhaka routes continued plying till this report. Reports received from Kuakata sea beach said tourists left Kuakata shore due to adverse weather condition and local authorities and volunteers of Cyclone Preparedness Program under Red Crescent monitoring the situation and asked peoples to prepare for taking shelter in safe places within a short notice at any moment. Advocate Kazi Munir, Barisal district Red Crescent secretary and A H M Saleh, official of CPP of Barisal Red Crescent, said regular wireless contact with their units on different shore, off shore, coastal islands and shoals, are maintaining and they informed that conditions of river estuaries and sea were very rough with high waves and strong tides and gusty winds since on Saturday afternoon.