VISAKHAPATNAM: The severe cyclonic storm Asani crossed the coast between Machilipatnam and Narsapur on Wednesday evening as a deep depression. Tuesday’s severe cyclonic storm weakened into a cyclone on Wednesday morning and it further degraded into a deep depression by evening. Heavy rains and strong winds were reported in this landfall stretch.
According to IMD officials, the surface winds gusted to 55-65 kmph at the time of the crossing of the cyclone – between 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
