Cyclone Jawad Moving Towards Odisha Coast

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): The Depression formed over southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Deep Depression over west-central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal.

The system is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and reach north Andhra and Odisha coast by tomorrow morning. Thereafter,  it is likely to recurve north-northeastwards and move along north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts during the subsequent 24 hours, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, , informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Centre.

The system, which moved with a speed of 32 kmph during past six hours, is currently located at 670 km south-southeast of Gopalpur and 760 km south-southwest of Paradip in Odisha.