Cyclone threat looms over Andhra Pradesh

May 19, 2016 07:05 am | Updated 07:05 am IST - HYDERABAD

The deep depression over the south west Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours.

The depression, according to the India Meteorological Department, moved north north-eastwards at a speed of 10 kmph on Wednesday and intensified into a deep depression. It lay centred over west central and adjoining southwest of Bay of Bengal. The system is likely to move north north-eastwards along and off the coast of Andhra Pradesh and intensify further into a cyclonic storm, the forecast said.

Thereafter, it was likely to move north-eastwards along and off the north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts for the next 48 hours.

Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls is likely over coastal A.P. during the next 48 hours. Isolated heavy rainfall to very heavy rainfall is likely over Rayalaseema during the next 24 hours.

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