Severe cyclonic storm likely to hit Andhra Pradesh coast on November 3
The India Meteorological Department predicts a system will cross the coast between Nellore and Narsapur with wind speeds up to 120 kmph.
A depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to develop into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast on the morning of November 3, according to a Mint report.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Saturday that the system is projected to cross the coast between Nellore and Narsapur. The storm is expected to bring wind speeds of 100-110 kmph, with gusts reaching 120 kmph.
The weather agency said the system moved west-northwestwards at 30 kmph. It is predicted to become a deep depression by midnight on Saturday and a cyclonic storm by November 1.
Manorama Mohanty, director of the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, said the department is monitoring the system closely.
The IMD forecast isolated extremely heavy rainfall for Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on November 2, and isolated very heavy rainfall on November 3. Rayalaseema is also expected to see isolated very heavy rainfall on November 2 and 3.
Other regions including Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Telangana, Kerala, Mahe, Arunachal Pradesh, and Karnataka are also predicted to experience heavy rainfall on various dates between November 1 and November 4.