Cyclone warning issued for AP coast

A developing low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has strengthened, prompting a storm warning for coastal Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha.

The system is currently centred about 840 kilometres from Chennai and 1,010 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. The Meteorological Department said it had intensified and was moving north-westwards.

It may strengthen further over the south-central Bay of Bengal before moving towards the Andhra Pradesh coast.