9.10.14

Cyclone Hudhud


The district administrations of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam have issued a cyclone warning alert as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal transformed into cyclonic storm Hudhud on Wednesday. The cyclonic storm is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours and transform into a very severe cyclonic storm in the subsequent 36 hours, according to weathermen at the India Meterorological Department (IMD).
As per the latest bulletin, cyclonic storm Hudhud, which is hovering over the southeast Bay of Bengal, moved west-northwestward and lay centred about 970 km southeast of Gopalpur and 1,000 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam at around 8 pm on Wednesday. According to the current forecast, the Hudhud is expected to transform into a very severe cyclonic storm and make landfall anywhere between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur on October 12. Incidentally, Cyclone Phailin made landfall at Gopalpur in Odisha on the same day last year.
Meanwhile, three battalions of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are expected to reach Vizag on Thursday morning as part of the preparatory measures for the cyclone.
Due to the cyclone, squally wind speeds reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph would commence along and off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts from October 11 morning onwards and increase to 130-140 kmph, gusting to 150 kmph, from October 12 as the cyclone heads towards the shore.


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