Cyclone Senyar Crosses Indonesia; Heavy Rain Likely For AP
The storm, which had been moving west-southwest over the Strait of Malacca at about 13 kmph, crossed the coast near latitude 4.9°N along northeast Indonesia.
Visakhapatnam: Cyclonic storm Senyar made landfall along the Indonesian coast early on Wednesday between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. IST, with sustained winds of 70–80 kmph and gusts up to 90 kmph, according to the IMD Amaravati.
The storm, which had been moving west-southwest over the Strait of Malacca at about 13 kmph, crossed the coast near latitude 4.9°N along northeast Indonesia. Senyar was centred over coastal areas of northeast Indonesia, around 80 km east of Kuta Makmur and 280 km west of George Town, Malaysia.
The system is currently positioned about 580 km southeast of Nancowry and 730 km southeast of Car Nicobar in the Nicobar Islands. The IMD said Senyar is expected to retain cyclonic intensity until early on November 27 before recurving eastwards and weakening over the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, a well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining southeast Sri Lanka and the Equatorial Indian Ocean is likely to intensify into a depression within 24 hours. It is forecast to move north-northwestwards, further strengthening as it approaches the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts over the next 48 hours.
From November 29 to December 1, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated locations across south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds.
On Wednesday, temperatures across Andhra Pradesh were: Kalingapatnam (27.9°C), Visakhapatnam (29.2°C), Tuni (31.5°C), Kakinada (30.6°C), and Amaravati (31.5°C).
