No rainfall alerts for Andhra as depression to turn severe cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal by November 17
At 5.30 a.m., the system lay centred over southeast and southwest Bay of Bengal, about 700 km west-southwest of Port Blair
Odisha is bracing for its third cyclone in three weeks as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that the system could further strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by November 18, with extensive cloud bands and strong winds triggering extreme weather across multiple regions, including Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Bengal, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
The state government has put all collectors on alert, following the severe impact of the previous Cyclone Arnab, which caused devastating floods in Odisha's southern districts.
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