Impending cyclone: Well-marked low pressure area concentrated into depression

24 Oct 2026, 17:32 by Subadh Nayak · KalingaTV

Bhubaneswar: The well-marked low pressure area over eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal concentrated into a Depression, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its latest bulletin.

As it concentrated into depression, it lay centered at 1730 hours IST of today over the same region, near Latitude 15.8°N and Longitude 90.7°E, about 510 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 820 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 910 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 1020 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 1100 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh), said the IMD.

It is very likely to move nearly southwards, intensify into a Deep Depression and then gradually recurve west-northwestwards over the Eastcentral & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal on October 25. Continuing to move west-northwestwards, it is very likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the Eastcentral & adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal by 26th October morning, and into a severe cyclonic storm over westcentral Bay of Bengal around morning of October 27.

Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards, intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast around morning of October 28. It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh & Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of October 28.

Impending cyclone: Well-marked low pressure area concentrated into depression

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