Bhubaneswar: A deep depression has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal, about 950 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), the India meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Sunday.

It is likely to move nearly west-northwestwards, intensify further into a cyclonic storm over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours and move northwestwards, then north-northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by morning of October 28. ADVERTISEMENT

The storm, named Montha, is expected to make landfall near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on the night of October 28 as a severe cyclonic storm.

“Continuing to move further north-northwestwards, it is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during evening/

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