IMD weather alert: Bay of Bengal depression to intensify today, 'very severe' cyclone to hit Andhra on Oct 28

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- ✓The India Meteorological Department said the depression over the Bay of Bengal will intensify into a Deep Depression on October 25.
- ✓The system is expected to become a very severe cyclonic storm.
- ✓It will hit the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to many areas.
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According to the latest IMD update, the weather system is very likely to move nearly southwards today, intensify into a Deep Depression, and then gradually recurve west-northwestwards over the Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal by October 26 morning.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the depression over the Bay of Bengal will rapidly intensify into a Deep Depression on Sunday, October 25.
This marks the first major escalation of a weather system that is on a trajectory to transform into a "very severe" cyclonic storm before making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast next week.
According to the latest IMD update, the system is very likely to move nearly southwards today, intensify into a Deep Depression, and then gradually recurve west-northwestwards over the Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal by October 26 morning.
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