Arnab intensifies: When will depression hit Andhra-Odisha coasts? Which areas to be most affected? IMD update
IMD on Tuesday said the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal had intensified into a depression and was likely to become a deep depression within the next 10 hours.
Cyclone Arnab is intensifying into a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The low-pressure area is forecast to move towards the eastern coast of India, with the depression likely to make landfall between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha, as a deep depression by the night of September 23-24.
The system is expected to bring heavy rainfall to isolated areas in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, as well as parts of West Bengal, depending on its subsequent movement. Coastal residents are advised to follow the latest advisories issued by the IMD and local authorities as the system develops.
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