Cyclonic storm likely to hit Odisha, Andhra coasts on Saturday morning, predicts IMD

The northeastern states are also likely to experience enhanced rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall during the same period

|Nov 30, 2021, 16:56:11 IST

New Delhi: A cyclonic storm is likely to hit the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Saturday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.It said a low pressure lay over south Thailand and its neighbourhood at 8.30 am. It is likely to emerge into the Andaman Sea during the next 12 hours."Thereafter, it is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal by 2 December and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the central parts of the Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 24 hours," an IMD statement said.Thereafter, it is likely to move northwestwards, intensify further and reach north Andhra PradeshOdisha coasts around 4 December morning.The Met office predicted "heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy falls" at isolated places over coastal Odisha and "heavy to very heavy" rainfall at isolated places over adjoining interior districts of Odisha, coastal districts of West Bengal and north coastal Andhra Pradesh."It is likely that the northeastern states also experience enhanced rainfall activity on 5-6 December, with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall owing to the likely northeastward movement of the remnant of the system during the same period," it said.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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