The IMD had warned that the low pressure are over the Bay of Bengal strengthened into a depressed over night on Saturday.
The system is moving north-westwards and is expected to develop into a cyclonic storm by Monday morning and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm.
The system is currently centred around 820 km from Visakhapatnam, 910 km from Kakinada, 1020 km from Machilipatnam, and 1100 m from Bapatla. The cyclonic circulation extends up to 5.8 km above sea level.
The storm is set to bring heavy rains to Kolkata and severe districts in south Bengal on Tuesday.
Heavy rains are forecast for some regions on October 28 and 30. Heavy rains with 70-110 mm is likely at some places in South 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore and Jhargram. The rains will be accompanied by Thunderstroms, lightning and gusty winds at several places.
It is likely to reach the Andhra Pradesh coast by Wednesday morning and cross the coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam
Light to moderate rains can be expected in Krishna, Bapatla, Nellore and Rayalaseema districts
Meanwhile, Uttarandhra, East Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore districts can expect heavy to very heavy rains on October 27 and 28,
Visakhapatnam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Alluri Seetharamaraju, Anakapalle, Kakinada, East Godavari, Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari, Eluru, Bapatla, Guntur, NTR and Krishna districts are all set to receive extremely heavy rains.
The storm’s intensity may decrease by October 29.
