The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclone ''Gulab'' on Saturday and an ''orange'' alert has been issued for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The cyclonic storm is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur around Sunday evening, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said.
"The deep depression over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of 7 kmph in last six hours, and intensified into Cyclonic Storm 'Gulab''," the IMD said.
A cyclone warning has been issued for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts. An ''orange'' alert has also been issued for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts.
The ''orange'' alert is issued as a warning of extremely bad weather with the potential of disruption in commute with road and rail closures, and interruption of power supply.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census Odisha Government Changes School Uniform Of Students Of Classes 9, 10 Man Cheats 189 People Of Rs 1.2 Crore By Promising Haj Pilgrimage, Arrested "Sit Quiet": Bhavish Aggarwal As Kunal Kamra Flags Ola EV Issue Dinner With Kim Jong Un Or George Soros? S Jaishankar Was Asked. His Reply Drugs Worth Over Rs 1,800 Crore Seized From Factory Near Bhopal, 2 Arrested EasyJet Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Passengers Brawl Mid-Air Scientists Explore the 'Third State' of Cells: Life After Death "Haryana Can Give Me Space": Kumari Selja, A Dalit, Day After Exit Polls Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.