Amaravati: The India Meteorological Department announced on Monday that a new low-pressure area has developed over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm by October 23.
The weather department reported that this low pressure formed around 5:30 am on Monday over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the nearby north Andaman Sea. This development was influenced by an upper air cyclonic circulation that occurred on Sunday over the north Andaman Sea and adjacent areas.
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“It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression by 22nd October morning and into a cyclonic storm by 23rd October over east-central Bay of Bengal,” it said in a press release.
The weather system is predicted to move northwestward and reach the northwest Bay of Bengal, off the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal, by the morning of October 24.
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Published: 21 Oct 2024, 03:01 pm IST
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