Cyclone Helen heading for Kavali in south AP, landfall on Thursday

November 21, 2013 03:04

Having come out unscathed by Cyclone Phailin's fury, Andhra Pradesh is once again bracing for storm fury with Cyclone Helen heading for its coast.

While Phailain had hit Srikakulam in north-east Andhra, Cyclonic storm Helen is likely to make landfall near Kavali in Nellore, the southernmost district of the state.

In a bulletin categorised as an Orange Message, the Indian Meteorological Department said Helen currently lay around about 470 km east-northeast of Chennai and 420 km east of Kavali.

It is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm before it crosses the coast between Sriharikota and Ongole near Kavali around midnight on Thursday

It will touch ground with winds with the speed of 75-85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph. At its peak, the surface wind speed of Helen would be around 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.

Helen will cause most parts of southern Andhra and eastern Tamil Nadu, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in isolated places.

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