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Bhubaneswar, Oct 25: A low-pressure system over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified and is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm in the coming days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the system has been moving southeastward at a speed of 8 km per hour over the past six hours. As of the latest update, the depression was located about 470 km north-northwest of Port Blair, 860 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 950 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 1,060 km east of Machilipatnam, and 1,130 km east of Bapatla. Also read: Ganjam Braces for Cyclone Arnab: Administration Cancels Leave, Sets Up Shelters Forecasts suggest that by October 25, the system will intensify into a deep depression while moving southward. Subsequently, it is expected to shift direction towards the west-northwest, strengthening further. By October 26 morning, the system may evolve into a cyclonic storm over the east-central and adjoining west-central Ba

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 : The well-marked low-pressure area over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, with the system forecast to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm and potentially an extremely severe cyclonic storm before approaching the Andhra Pradesh coast, according to the latest forecast by the India Meteorological Centre (IMD). The depression is currently located around 510 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 820 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 910 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 1,020 km east of Machilipatnam and 1,100 km east of Bapatla, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar informed on Saturday. Cyclone Likely To Intensify Over Bay Of Bengal According to the weather agency, the depression is likely to move southwards on October 25 and intensify into a deep depression. It is then expected to gradually turn west-northwestwards. The system is likely to intensify into a cyclonic sto