Severe Cyclone Asani weakened to a cyclonic storm on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, as it barrelled towards north coastal Andhra Pradesh and came within 34 km of Narsapur in the State, packing wind speed of 85 km per hour and bringing heavy rains to the region, the weather office said here.
The weather system was expected to move away from the coast and further weaken into a depression by Thursday, it said.
“It is very likely to move nearly northwards for next few hour and recurve slowly north-northeastwards along Narsapur, Yanam, Kakinada, Tuni and Visakhapatnam coasts during noon to evening on Wednesday and emerge into west central Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh coasts by night,” the India Meteorological Department said in its national bulletin.
