IMD forecasts severe cyclone crossing Andhra coast November 3

The India Meteorological Department forecasts that a severe cyclonic storm will cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast on the morning of November 3, bringing winds of 100 to 110 km/h and gusts up to 120 km/h. The forecast places the crossing between Nellore and Narsapur. The system is still over the Bay of Bengal; the projected landfall and intensity have not yet been observed. The IMD said the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas had moved west-northwest and was expected to strengthen into a deep depression, then a cyclonic storm and a severe cyclonic storm as it approaches the coast. In its forecast, it placed the system near the south Andhra Pradesh coast by the early hours of November 3, with the crossing expected that morning. The agency warned of heavy to extremely heavy rain in coastal Andhra Pradesh and other affected areas. It forecast isolated extremely heavy rainfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on November 2, and isolated very heavy rainfall there on November 3. Rayalaseema could receive isolated very heavy rain on November 2 and 3, while Odisha could see isolated very heavy rain on November 3 and 4. Forecast alerts also cover parts...