Cyclone Nivar likely to hit south Andhra Pradesh coast on November 25
Cyclone NIver is likely to make landfall between Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) and Karaikal 9 (Puducherry) on November 25.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the speed of winds could reach 100 kmph during landfall. The department has advised agriculture and horticulture farmers to harvest their crops without delay.
IMD director (for Andhra Pradesh) S. Stella said Cyclone Nivar may cause heavy to extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Rayalaseema and south coastal AP districts on Wednesday (November 25) and Thursday (November 26). Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts would get light to moderate rains on these two days.
On the current progress of the cyclone, the India Meteorological Department today has shared the news on its official Twitter handle.
D over SW and adjoining SE BOB moved NWwards,lay centred near Lat 9.5°N and Long 84.2°E,
at 0830 IST of today.Very likely to intensify into a CS during next 24 hrs and cross TamilNadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around 25th Nov 2020 afternoon as SCS. pic.twitter.com/VI0z09k0HM— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 23, 2020
The Depression over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal about 600 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 630 km south-southeast of Chennai. It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/PEUAnLvVaY
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 23, 2020
IMD IMD director, S. Stella, also said that the present system will very likely turn into a depression by Monday and further intensify into a cyclone on Tuesday. It will move northwestwards before crossing land between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon.
