The IMD has not said if the cyclone will hit Indian mainland. The storm is moving towards Andhra Pradesh, but the last position of the cyclone the IMD has been able to predict is for December 16
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This depression seen over the Bay of Bengal is predicted to
intesify into a cyclone over the next two-three days, the Indian Meteorological
Department said
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A cyclone is forming over Bay of Bengal, the weather office said in a bulletin issued this morning. Satellite images show that a depression has formed over Bay of Bengal. The depression, which is predicted to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm (with winds of up to 120 kmph), is currently more than 1,000 kms away from the Indian coast.
The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that by December 15 (Saturday) the depression will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm. On December 16, the severe cyclonic storm is predicted to be a few hundred kilometres away from the Indian coast.
The IMD has not said if the cyclone will hit Indian mainland. The storm is moving towards Andhra Pradesh, but the last position of the cyclone the IMD has been able to predict is for December 16. On that day the severe cyclonic storm is expected to be over Bay of Bengal some 200-300 kms away from the Indian coast, as seen in the map below.
The cyclone has not been named yet (cyclones are only named if the weather office believes they will have some impact) and the IMD has not yet predicted whether it will even hit the Indian coast.
The IMD however has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over coastal Andhra Pradesh and northern coastal Tamil Nadu on December 15.
Extremely heavy rainfall could take place over coastal Andhra Pradesh on December 16, the IMD warned.
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