The path of severe cyclone Asani has changed significantly, and it is now expected to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD has issued a “red” warning for the Andhra Pradesh coast, indicating that local authorities must take immediate action to avoid disasters caused by the cyclone.
By Wednesday morning, Asani, which means fury in Sinhala, would have moved northwestwards and will be on the beaches of Kakinada and Vishakhapatnam in the west central Bay of Bengal. Following that, Asani is expected to recurve slowly north-northeastwards, moving along the coast of Andhra Pradesh between Kakinada and Vishakhapatnam before emerging into the northwest Bay of Bengal between the beaches of North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, according to IMD.
Asani is expected to decrease gradually into a cyclone by Wednesday morning and a depression by May 12 morning, however it is expected to cause heavy rain and extremely strong gusts along the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha before weakening.
Asani was concentrated around 210 kilometers south-southeast of Kakinada, 310 kilometers south-southwest of Visakhapatnam, 530 kilometers southwest of Gopalpur, and 630 kilometers southwest of Puri on Tuesday afternoon (Odisha).
According to scientists, the model projections were looping, indicating that there was a lot of ambiguity about Asani’s path.
“As you can see, the track has now altered. Between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam, Asani will touch and move along the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Asani is now expected to reach the coast early Wednesday morning. “The impact may not be severe, but people should be prepared,” said Ananda Kumar Das, the weather bureau’s cyclone monitoring section chief.
“The system was slow moving, but its weakening was expected.” However, over the course of several hours, it shrank in size, allowing Asani to maintain her vigor and intensity. Model forecasts have begun to loop, indicating a significant level of track uncertainty. This implies that anything could happen. “A red warning has now been issued for the coast of Andhra Pradesh,” he added.
