The extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘FANI’ (pronounced as ‘FONI’) over Westcentral and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal, moved northwestwards with a speed of about 14 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of 01st May, 2019 over Westcentral Bay of Bengal near latitude 14.1°N and longitude 83.9°E, about 660 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) and 400 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
It is very likely to move northwestwards during next 12 hours and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards and cross Odisha Coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, around Puri during 3rd May afternoon with maximum sustained wind of speed 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph.
Heavy rainfall warning
North Andhra Pradesh: Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy falls (>20 cm) at isolated places very likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh (Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam and Vijayanagaram Districts) on 2nd May and with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on 3rd May over same area.
Odisha: Rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over south coastal Odisha on 2nd May. It is likely to increase with rainfall at most places and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls (>20 cm) at isolated places over coastal Odisha and interior Odisha on 3rd May and rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over north Odisha on 4th May.
West Bengal: Rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely over coastal and adjoining districts of West Bengal on 3rd May and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal and heavy at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on 4th May.
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya: Rainfall at most places with isolated heavy falls very likely over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya on 4th and 5th May.
