The deep depression over north Andaman Sea has intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ which is mostly likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm.
“The cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ lay centered about 1150 km southeast of Gopalpur. It was crossing Andaman and Nicobar Islands close to Long Island. Thereafter, the system would continue to move west-northwestwards, intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, subsequently into a very severe cyclonic storm,” said S. C. Sahu, Director of Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre here on Wednesday.
The cyclonic storm would cross north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur by October 12.
“When it would hit the coast, the wind speed of cyclonic storm could be between 120 km per hour and 140 km per hour. As the system will come closer, we will be in a position to pin-point the exact location where landfall would occur,” said Dr. Sahu.
He said, “atmospheric conditions including sea surface temperature are favourable for the system to get intensified. At present, the speed of storm is between 10 km and 15 km per hour. Clouds formation has already begun around the system.”
“From October 11 evening, southern Odisha districts will start receiving rainfall. It will get heavier next on October 12. Interior pockets of the State would heavy rain around October 13,” predicted Bhubaneswar Met Centre director.
He further said, “catchment of rivers Rushikulya, Vansadhara and Lower Mahanadi would receive heavy rain. On the next day (October 13), upper catchment of Mahanadi, Brahamani and Budhabalanga would get heavy rainfall. It is apprehended that some places in Rushikulya and Vansadhara rivers would receive around 100 mm of rainfall.”
“Analysis of various models makes it clear that there are little chance of cyclonic system would veer from its present course,” Dr. Sahu said.
Last year, on October 12, a very severe cyclonic storm ‘Phailin’ had hit Odisha coast at Gopalpur causing extensive damage.
Published - October 08, 2014 03:08 pm IST
