Vijayawada, Oct. 22 -- Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director Prakhar Jain today said that a cyclonic circulation which is currently centred in the vicinity of the Andaman Islands, is likely to form a 'low-pressure area' by tomorrow over the southeastern Bay of Bengal and the adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal that will likely bring heavy rainfall in isolated places across the State next week.

As the cyclonic circulation is moving in a west-northwesterly direction and the system is expected to intensify into a 'depression' by Sunday or Monday, and subsequently strengthen further over the next 2-3 days as it approaches the coast of Andhra Pradesh.

Jain explained that as a result of this, light to moderate ra...