A depression is likely according to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department on Sunday, over Bay of Bengal and it will further intensify into a deep depression in the hours to come.
“The depression over West-central Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 07 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of today, the 11th October, 2020 near latitude 15.5°N and longitude 85.4°E, about 330 km southeast of Vishakhapatnam, 370 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and 400 km east-southeast of Narsapur (Andhra Pradesh),” said Ministry of Earth Science in an official release.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh coast between Narsapur and Vishakhapatnam during 12th October night.
Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places likely to occur over south Odisha& adjoining Chhattisgarh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Karnataka & north Kerala and heavy falls at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha on 12th October 2020.
Very heavy rainfall (>20 cm per day) is likely at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and also over north Kerala and adjoining coastal Karnataka on 12th October.
Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph would prevail over west central & adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha-Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts and 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph over northwest Bay of Bengal on 11th October.
