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VISAKHAPATNAM: Many parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh (CAP) and Rayalaseema regions successful Andhra Pradesh volition person to brace for dense to highly dense rainfall adjacent week (from October 27) arsenic the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a cyclone apt to signifier successful the Bay of Bengal is approaching its coast.
The cyclonic tempest volition beryllium identified arsenic Cyclone "Montha", named by Thailand. This volition beryllium the 2nd cyclone to make successful October this year, aft Cyclone Shakthi that had developed disconnected the Gujarat seashore successful the Arabian Sea. The strategy is apt to transverse Andhra Pradesh seashore betwixt Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam astir Kakinada connected October 28 arsenic a terrible cyclonic tempest with a maximum sustained upwind velocity of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.
The catastrophe absorption teams successful Andhra Pradesh are connected precocious alert owed to the enactment of cyclone which is forecast to bring utmost rainfall to the authorities from October 27.The slump implicit southeast Bay of Bengal moved astir westwards and laic centred implicit the aforesaid portion astir 460 km west-southwest of Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), 950 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 960 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 970 km southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and 1030 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha).
The strategy is apt to determination astir west-northwestwards, intensify into a heavy slump by Sunday (Oct 26) and into a cyclonic tempest implicit southwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal by Monday (Oct 27). Thereafter it is apt to determination northwestwards, past north-northwestwards and intensify into a terrible cyclonic tempest by Tuesday (Oct 28) morning. Continuing to determination north-northwestwards, it is precise apt to transverse Andhra Pradesh seashore astir Kakinada connected Tuesday evening.The Bay of Bengal has historically produced immoderate of the astir aggravated cyclones successful the period of October, including the 1999 Super Cyclone that devastated Odisha, highly terrible Cyclone Hudhud successful 2014 that devasted Vizag metropolis and surrounding areas, and Severe Cyclone Dana successful October 2024. S Karunasagar, idiosyncratic astatine IMD-Amaravati said immoderate areas crossed the districts of Bapatla, Prakasam, Nellore, YSR Kadapa, Annamayya, and Tirupati districts are expected to person highly dense rainfall connected Monday, October 27.
Meanwhile, regions successful Konaseema, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, Nandyal, and Chittoor districts are apt to acquisition dense to precise dense rainfall. The upwind bureau predicts that parts of ASR, Anakapalle, Kakinada, East Godavari, Eluru, NTR, Kurnool, Anantapur, and Sri Sathya Sai districts volition spot dense rainfall connected Monday.On October 28 (Tuesday), Kakinada, East Godavari, Konaseema, Eluru, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, NTR, Palnadu, Bapatla, Prakasam and YSR Kadapa districts volition acquisition highly dense rainfall.
Meanwhile, parts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Visakhapatnam, ASR, Anakapalle, Nellore, Tirupati and Nandyal districts volition witnesser dense to precise dense rainfall connected Tuesday.On October 29 (Wednesday), parts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, ASR, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam, Konaseema, Kakinada, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR and Guntur districts volition grounds highly dense rainfall.
Parts of the Bapatla and Palnadu volition acquisition dense to precise dense rainfall connected Wednesday. Squally upwind with upwind velocity 45 to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph apt to prevail on and disconnected Andhra Pradesh seashore and Yanam connected Oct 26.On Oct 27, gale upwind with velocity reaching 60-70 Kmph gusting to 80 Kmph from Oct 28 morning, becoming 90-100 Kmph gusting to 110kmph from Oct 28 evening aboriginal hours of Oct 29 apt to prevail on and Off Andhra Pradesh seashore and Yanam. On Oct 28, gale upwind with velocity reaching 90-100 kmph gusting to 110kmph and becoming 60- 70kmph gusting to 80 kmph by Oct 29 noon. The winds would further alteration becoming 45-55 kmph gusting 65 kmph by Oct 29 evening and alteration gradually thereafter, apt to prevail on and disconnected Andhra Pradesh seashore and Yanam.
