Andhra: Low pressure over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into cyclone by Oct 26

A low-pressure area has formed over the east-central and adjacent south-east Bay of Bengal, and is expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay by October 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Friday. According to the IMD's Cyclone Warning Centre in Visakhapatnam, the system is forecast to shift towards the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. The IMD further warned that heavy to very heavy rain could hit parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh beginning October 27.