Cyclone Akvan expected to move towards Andhra Pradesh coast by November 19
A depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to become a severe cyclonic storm and bring rain to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
A depression over the southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by November 17, according to The Hindu. The system, which may be named Akvan, is projected to move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast around November 19.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Sunday that the depression moved northwards at 10 kmph. As of 8:30 a.m. on November 15, the system was located about 840 km east-southeast of Chennai and 1,010 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam.
The IMD forecast that the system will intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 16 and a severe cyclonic storm on November 17. It is then expected to move northwestwards towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the following two days.
Rainfall is expected in the north coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the Karaikal area. Moderate rain is also likely in the southern and western ghat districts of Tamil Nadu from Monday, November 16.
In West Bengal, the IMD warned of heavy rain in South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur from November 19 to 21. Downpours are also anticipated in Howrah, Paschim Medinipur, and Jhargram on November 20 and 21.
The department added that thunderstorms with winds reaching 40 kmph may occur in Kolkata and most Gangetic West Bengal districts. Additionally, temperatures in South Bengal are expected to rise by two to three degrees Celsius from November 18.