Cyclone Warning Issued for Coastal Regions of Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha
A cyclone warning has been issued for Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha as a depression in the Bay of Bengal intensifies.
Visakhapatnam, November 15 (Daily Kiran) : A cyclone warning has been issued for the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha, as a depression in the Bay of Bengal is expected to develop into a severe cyclonic storm.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the depression located in the southeastern and adjacent southwestern Bay of Bengal is moving in a north-northwest direction. It is likely to transform into a cyclonic storm by November 16, affecting the southern and adjacent western-central parts of the Bay. By November 17, it may intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the western-central Bay.
The IMD bulletin released on Sunday afternoon noted that the depression had been moving at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour in a north-northwest direction over the last six hours. At 11:30 AM on Sunday, it was centered approximately 620 kilometers northeast of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, 680 kilometers southwest of Sri Vijaypuram in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 800 kilometers southeast of Chennai, 960 kilometers southeast of Visakhapatnam, and 1,070 kilometers southeast of Gopalpur, Odisha.
The system is expected to continue moving in a north-northwest direction. On Monday, it could develop into a cyclonic storm over the southern and adjacent western-central Bay, and by Tuesday, it may escalate into a severe cyclonic storm. Following that, it is projected to intensify further and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the next two days.
Fishermen and residents in coastal areas have been advised to heed the weather updates and warnings issued by the IMD. The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority has indicated that this severe cyclonic storm could approach northern coastal areas of the state. Prakhar Jain, the managing director of the authority, emphasized the need for the public and farmers to take necessary precautions, as heavy rains and strong winds could impact northern Andhra Pradesh on Thursday and Friday.
This will be the third cyclone to hit the Bay of Bengal within the last 20 days. The severe cyclonic storm named ‘Arnab’ made landfall near Narasapuram on October 27, followed by another storm named ‘Murasu’ that crossed the coast between Nellore and Narasapuram on November 3. The two storms within a week resulted in 15 fatalities and significant damage to infrastructure and crops in coastal districts.
