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Well marked LP area, becomes Depression, to intensify further as Cyclonic Storm tomorrow

Chennai, Oct 25 (UNI) The Well Marked Low Pressure area over the Bay has intensified into a Depression and it would intensify further as Deep Depression and later as Cyclonic Storm tomorrow morning and concentrate more as severe Cyclonic Storm the next day, even as several parts of Tamil Nadu continuing to receive rains, with Chennai city and adjoining districts experiencing scattered falls since
last night.
A National bulletin issued by the IMD as an Orange message on Sunday morning said, the Depression over Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal moved southeastwards with a speed of 5 kmph during the past 6 hours, and lay centered at 0530 hours today over the same region, about 440 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 880 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 980 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 1,080 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and
1,150 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh).
It is very likely to move nearly southwards, intensify into a Deep Depression and then gradually recurve west-northwestwards over the Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal today.
Continuing to move west-northwestwards, it is very likely to intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm "Arnab" over the Eastcentral and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal by tomorrow morning, and into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over Westcentral Bay of Bengal around Tuesday morning.
Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards, intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic storm and reach Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast around Ocotober 28 (Wednesday) morning. It is very likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph and gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of October 28, 2026.
Meanwhile, several districts of Tamil Nadu received heavy spells, with the Western Ghat regions, especially the hilly Nilgiris district, recording extremely heavy rainfall of nearly 25 cms, resulting in landslips at many places. A state transport corporation bus was caught in the mudslide, snuffing out the life of its driver and injuring the conductor. Several parked vehicles in the ghat road were also trapped under the mudslips and NDRF teams were involved in relief and rescue operations.
Apart from southern districts and Cauvery delta region, the North Coastal and some interior districts, besides neighbouring Puducherry also received scattered rains.
Met office sources said the rains will continue all through the day with scattered spells, and heavy to very heavy showers in the Western Ghat regions, when the Cyclonic storm recurves. The rain spells are likely to abate from tomorrow afternoon/evening onwards.
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