Double threat: Bay of Bengal cyclone, Arabian Sea depression to bring heavy rains to south India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of a deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal that is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 27 and further strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by the morning of October 28. The system is expected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, around Kakinada, during the evening or night of October 28, bringing widespread heavy rain and strong winds across coastal and inland regions. Advertisement

According to the IMD, the storm could pack maximum sustained wind speeds of 90-100 kmph, gusting up to 110 kmph, when it crosses the Andhra Pradesh coast. Sea conditions are expected to be “very rough to high,” prompting authorities to issue a complete suspension of fishing activities across the Bay of B