Severe cyclonic storm likely to hit Andhra Pradesh coast on November 3
The India Meteorological Department predicts the system will bring heavy rainfall to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and several other states.
A depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur on the morning of November 3, according to a Mint report.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Saturday that the system was moving west-northwest at 30 kmph. At 5.30 pm, the system was located approximately 960 km east-southeast of Chennai and 980 km southeast of Visakhapatnam.
The weather agency expects the system to become a deep depression by midnight on Saturday and a cyclonic storm by November 1. It is predicted to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal as a severe cyclonic storm on November 2, with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph and gusts reaching 120 kmph.
Manorama Mohanty, director of the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, said the department is monitoring the system closely.
The IMD forecast includes isolated extremely heavy rainfall for Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on November 2, and isolated very heavy rainfall on November 3. Rayalaseema is expected to see isolated very heavy rainfall on November 2 and 3, while Odisha may face similar conditions on November 3 and 4.
Other regions including Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, and Telangana are predicted to have isolated heavy rainfall on November 2 and 3. Kerala and Mahe may see rain from November 1 to 4, while Arunachal Pradesh could see heavy rain on November 1 and 2.