Cyclonic Storm Jawad Likely to Hit Andhra Pradesh­-Odisha Coasts by Dec 4 Morning: IMD

Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ is likely to hit the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Saturday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts.

“A Low Pressure Area lies over South Thailand & neighbourhood. It is likely to emerge into Andaman Sea during next 12 hours. It is likely to move west -northwestwards & concentrate into a Depression by 2nd December & further intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over Central Bay of Bengal during subsequent 24 hours. It is likely to move northwestwards, intensify further & reach north Andhra Pradesh¬-Odisha coasts by the morning of 4th December, 2021,” the Regional Meteorological Centre said.

The IMD has predicted ”heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy falls” at isolated places over coastal Odisha and ”heavy to very heavy” rainfall at isolated places over adjoining interior districts of Odisha, coastal districts of West Bengal and north coastal Andhra Pradesh.