Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, May 09, 2022: The severe cyclonic storm Asani is likely to recurve over the sea away from the coast, and is not crossing Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, or West Bengal, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The cyclonic storm with gusting 120 km per hour wind speed lay centred about 550 km southeast of Vishakhapatnam and 680 km south-southeast of Puri to-day according to an IMD bulletin this morning.

Senior Scientist R K Jenamani said on Monday, “This system is a severe cyclonic storm at the moment.                                                                                                                                                                          Representational

It is moving in a northwest direction with a speed of around 21 to 25 km in the last 12 hours. This will continue to move. It is moving towards north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha,” he said, adding that from tomorrow onwards, it will recurve.

The meteorological department has predicted heavy to very heavy isolated rainfall from May 10 to May 11 over the district of north coastal Andhra Pradesh like East Godavari, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and the coastal district of Odisha.

“It will recurve north-northeast away from the coast. So, only under its impact, we have predicted heavy to very heavy isolated rainfall. The cyclone is not crossing Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, or West Bengal. It is recurving over the sea away from the coast,” he said.

Under the influence of Asani, some coastal districts of Odisha are expected to receive heavy rainfall from May 10 onwards.