Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept. 25: A cyclone warning was issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday for parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The IMD bulletin predicted that a developing low-pressure system in north Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring south Odisha will intensify into a cyclone by September 26 evening.
In the next 12 hours, the cyclone is expected to pass through north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha. At both areas, the MeT department has issued a yellow alert for cyclonic storms.
IMD tweeted “Depression intensified into a Deep Depression over North and adjacent central BoB, likely to intensify into a CS next 12 hours and to cross south Odisha north Andhra Pradesh coasts around Kalingapatnam by September 26 evening. Cyclone Alert for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coast Yellow Message,”.
In another tweet the IMD said, “Cyclone Alert for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts : Deep Depression is about 470 km east southeast of Gopalpur and 540 km east northeast of Kalingapatnam”.
On Friday, the department had issued a pre-cyclone watch for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts.
