- Cyclone Ditwah Triggers Heavy Rain Alerts
- Andhra Pradesh districts brace for extreme weather as IMD issues top warnings.
Hyderabad: The IMD issued a red alert for three districts of Andhra Pradesh. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely on Sunday. This comes under the impact of cyclonic storm Ditwah over the Southwest Bay of Bengal. The storm also affects adjoining North Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu coasts.
The red alert covers Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Chittoor and Tirupati districts. These fall in south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places over Prakasam, Annamayya and YSR Kadapa districts. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall may occur at one or two places over Anantapur, Sri Satya Sai, Kurnool, Nandyal, Palnadu, Bapatla and Guntur districts.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are most likely at most places over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Also, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely at many places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam. Gale winds with speed 60-70 kmph gusting 80 kmph are likely at isolated places over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Therefore, squally winds with speed 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph may hit isolated places over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam.
Thunderstorms with lightning are likely at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director Prakhar Jain has asked people of Prakasam, Nellore and Tirupati districts to remain on alert. However, the cyclone warning bulletin from Cyclone Warning Centre, Visakhapatnam, notes that cyclonic storm Ditwah lay centred at about 130 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 220 km south of Chennai.
It is very likely to move northwards parallel to the North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts during the next 24 hours. Then, it is not likely to make landfall. The storm may weaken into a deep depression in the sea. Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea till Monday.
Cautionary signal number three has been hoisted at Krishnapatnam port. Signal number two continues at Visakhapatnam, Machilipatnam, Nizampatnam, Gangavaram and Kakinada ports. State Home Minister V. Anitha has directed officials to remain alert. Meanwhile, the Disaster Management Department has deployed three teams of the National Disaster Response Force in Venkatagiri in Nellore district for rescue and relief works. Three more teams have been asked to be on stand-by.
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