The depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression yesterday and has now turned into a cyclonic storm. It is currently centred around 12.5°N latitude and 92.5°E longitude, 900 km away from north Andhra and south Odisha coast near Long Island.
The cyclonic storm Hudhud will soon become a severe cyclonic storm and chances of the cyclone strengthening further into a very severe cyclonic storm is high.
Presently the cyclonic storm Hudhud is far away from the India coast therefore predicting its exact landfall would be difficult. At the moment entire coast of Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh is at threat as the storm can head towards any of these coast in next 4 days. It may even head towards Bangladesh, but chances of the cyclone making landfall between Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Gopalpur in Odisha is high.
As a result, the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha could expect clouding around the 9th of October. Just the next day, on October 10 there could be rain in the region, which may pick up in intensity by October 11.
According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the cyclone is likely to make landfall by 11th night or 12th morning, bringing heavy rain to coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Either side of the landfall area upto 500 km become vulnerable to intense weather activity.
However, in next 24 hours the scenario will become more clear and Skymet will be able to give you an exact picture of where the cyclone is heading. Meanwhile, Hudhud is moving at a speed of 25 kmph and is punched with speed of 55 kmph at the core gusting at 85 kmph.
