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Andhra Pradesh Braces for Heavy Rains, Strong Winds from Sept 21-25
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News18•21-09-2026, 19:00
Andhra Pradesh Braces for Heavy Rains, Strong Winds from Sept 21-25
- •The IMD forecasts heavy rain and strong winds (up to 50 km/h) for parts of Andhra Pradesh from September 21 to 25.
- •Isolated areas in Coastal Andhra, Yanam, and Rayalaseema are expected to experience heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with lightning.
- •A well-marked low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a depression over west-central Bay of Bengal within 24 hours.
- •This weather system is projected to become a deep depression and approach the North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coasts by September 23 morning.
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The IMD forecast heavy rain accompanied by strong winds reaching up to 50 km per hour and thunderstorms with lightning for isolated places in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Rayalaseema from September 21 to 25, 2026.
A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal and its associated cyclonic circulation are moving west-northwestwards and are expected to intensify into a depression and deep depression.
The weather system is very likely to reach near the north Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coasts around the morning of September 23, 2026.
