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Deep depression over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into severe cyclonic Storm; heavy rain alert for Telangana

Hyderabad, Nov 1 (UNI) The depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 23 kmph during the past six hours and intensified into a deep depression, lying centred over the Southeast and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal at 0530 hrs on Sunday, the Meteorological Centre said.
The system was located near latitude 11.5 degrees N and longitude 86.4 degrees E, about 700 km east-southeast of Chennai, 770 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 770 km southeast of Machilipatnam and 810 km east-southeast of Ongole.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal during the next six hours and further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal on November 2.
Continuing its west-northwestward movement, the system is likely to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur as a severe cyclonic storm, with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph, by the morning of November 3, 2026.
In its daily weather report, the Meteorological Centre warned that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Telangana on November 3, while heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places.
Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph are likely at isolated places over the State on November 2 and 4.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places, many places or most places over Telangana during the next seven days.
Rain occurred at one or two places over Telangana during the last 24 hours, the report added.
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