Panchkula, Oct. 23 -- A cyclonic storm is likely to develop over the Bay of Bengal by October 26 and move towards the north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts over the following two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Friday, forecasting very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds across several southern and eastern states.
The IMD's latest weather bulletin, issued at 9.08 a.m. on October 23, said a low-pressure area had formed over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal early Friday morning and was expected to intensify progressively over the next three days.
The system is likely to become a depression on October 24, strengthen into a deep depression on October 25 and develop in...