The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal from Tuesday (May 10) due to the Asani storm in the Bay of Bengal.
The storm is expected to intensify in the next 24 hours. However, the storm is not expected to cross the coast in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh but will move along the coast and weaken.
The barometric depression formed in the Bay of Bengal turns into a storm and moves in a north-westerly direction at a speed of 16 km per hour. As of 5.30 this morning, the storm was centered in the southeastern part of the Bay of Bengal. To be precise, the car was located 450 km northwest of Nicobar, 380 km west of Port Blair, 970 km southeast of Andhra Pradesh and 1030 km southeast of Puri, Orissa.
The storm is expected to blow at speeds of 105 to 115 kmph tomorrow (May 9). Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal will receive showers from Tuesday evening. Heavy rains are also expected in Kajapati, Ganjam and Puri districts of Odisha on that day. Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kurta, Cuttack and Ganjam districts of Odisha will receive heavy rains on Wednesday.
West Bengal is likely to receive heavy rains on Wednesday and Thursday. Andhra Pradesh will receive heavy rains on Tuesday and Wednesday. That is predicted. All 3 states have issued separate weather warning notices to their fishermen.
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