A tropical cyclone could bring damaging wind and flooding rain to eastern Indiaat the end of the week.As of Wednesday, a tropical weather system, formerly a tropical depression nearthe Malay Peninsula, was gathering over the Andaman Sea. This weather systemwill organize into a tropical depression and later, a tropical cyclone, overthe open Bay of Bengal by Friday.
The latest information indicates that landfall of a cyclone of tropical stormor even hurricane strength is projected to take place on or about Sunday. It islikely landfall would be in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh.
The greatest threat to life and property will stem from torrential rain andflooding, especially near the coast.
Also a threat will be damaging winds and even a flooding storm tide.
This tropical weather system already has a history of adverse weather. Ittriggered flooding rain over southernmost Thailand on Sunday and Monday.
By AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Jim Andrews
