Fifty years ago | Cyclonic storm likely to cross A.P. coast to-day

Madras, October 18: After four days of incessant rain, the weather in Madras and its suburbs improved to-day, as the cyclonic storm in the Bay which was earlier expected to hit the City changed its course and moved further northwards. It is likely to cross the South Andhra Coast near Masulipatnam to-morrow afternoon.

The North East monsoon which set in over Tamil Nadu on October 15 has in the past four days accounted for 344 mm of rainfall (14 inches) at Nungambakkam and 312 mm (13 inches) at Meenambakkam — about 75 per cent above normal rain at this period of the year. In fact, for the whole of October last year, the City had recorded only 365 mm at Nungambakkam and 422 mm at Meenambakkam.

The storm lay centred at 3:30 p.m. to-day at about 150 kms south south-east of Masulipatnam. It is likely to move in a northerly direction and cross the south Andhra coast near Masulipatnam by to-morrow afternoon, according to a special bulletin to-night.

Widespread rain with scattered heavy to very heavy falls is likely in south coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next 36 hours. Scattered heavy rain is also likely in north coastal Andhra.