A potential weather depression is forming over the North Andaman Sea, set to intensify by October 24, affecting Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha. While a full cyclone remains uncertain, heavy rains are anticipated.

Bhubaneswar: A fresh upper air cyclonic circulation is expected to form over north Andaman sea around Oct 20 leading to a low pressure area over centr.

The weather department has issued a stark warning for residents of the Telugu states, announcing the likelihood of significant rainfall due to an impending low-pressure system forming in the Bay

Due to high tidal waves, the sea was turbulent at Uppada in Kakinada. In some places, houses were damaged and trees and electric poles were uprooted.

Bhubaneswar: A fresh weather system is brewing over the North Andaman Sea, which could take shape of a depression by October 24, bringing heavy rain in some places of Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha,

Further, the weather system is likely to move west to northwestwards and weaken into a low pressure area in the next 12 hours

Subsequently, the depression has weakened into a well-marked low pressure area and lay over the South coastal Andhra Pradesh

The depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during the past six hours and lay over the same region about 360 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu),

Monsoon depression brings heavy rains to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka; more rain expected in coming days.

In the wake of this cyclonic storm, very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to lash parts of Tamil Nadu, South Andhra Pradesh and very heavy rainfall over Kerala & South Interior Karnataka today,