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India – Tropical Cyclone Eight-18 (DG ECHO, GDACS, IMD, Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 December 2018)

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  • The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal turned to Tropical Storm strength and moved west-northwestwards and lay centered at 5.30 hours IST of 15 December, over southwest & adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal, about 470 km east-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka).

  • Over the next 24 hours, TC EIGHT - 18 is forecast to continue moving north-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Ongole and Kakinada on 17 December with the estimated speed of 80 km/h.

  • Heavy to very heavy rains and strong winds are expected over Andhra Pradesh, South Chhattisgarh and Odisha.