Environment
IMD warns of 20 cm rain for Coastal Andhra Pradesh
The Hindu BusinessLine·
IMD warned of isolated extremely heavy rain of 20 cm or more over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on Monday and Tuesday. A Bay low may become a depression on Saturday and cyclone Arnab by Monday morning. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal face isolated very heavy rain of 11 to 20 cm from Saturday through Monday. Landfall timing remains uncertain.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam are listed for isolated extremely heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday.
- Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal face isolated very heavy rain from Saturday through Monday.
- Kerala and Mahe are listed for isolated very heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday.
What's Happening
- The system may deepen from depression on Saturday to deep depression on Sunday, then a cyclonic storm by Monday.
- A companion low over the south-east Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep is also feeding peninsula rainfall.
- Saturday-morning fixes placed the centre hundreds of kilometres off the Odisha and Andhra coasts.
What Forecasters Are Watching
- Google DeepMind projections cited in the report give a 91 percent chance of Category 4-equivalent intensity.
- Sea-surface temperatures near the system are reported around 30°C.
- The U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center placed the system about 633 km from Visakhapatnam in its assessment.
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