Cyclone Alert / Bay system gathers strength, cyclonic storm likely to reach near Andhra coast by November 2

Bhubaneswar, Oct 31: The well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 1 and reach the west-central Bay of Bengal, near the Andhra Pradesh coast, by the evening of November 2, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

According to the IMD's latest bulletin, the system persisted over the same region at 8:30 am on October 31. The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level.

The system is very likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over the same region within the next six hours. It is then expected to intensify further into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours. The IMD has forecast that the system will continue moving west-northwestwards and reach the west-central Bay of Bengal, near the Andhra Pradesh coast, around the evening of November 2.

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Odisha weather warning
The IMD has issued yellow warnings for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds in several Odisha districts over the next three days.

For October 31, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds of 30-40 kmph, gusting to 50 kmph, are likely at one or two places in Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam districts.

For November 1, the same warning has been issued for Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada districts.

For November 2, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph, gusting to 50 kmph, are likely at one or two places in Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada districts.