The IMD alerted cyclone Jawad is currently located around 210km in the southeast of Vishakhapatnam and 390km southwest of Puri. The cyclone is showing signs of weakening. The cyclone will move away from Odisha by tomorrow evening, the 5th of December. 

A severe cyclone formed in the southeastern Bay of Bengal at 11.30 am on Friday. It was named Jawad. It is presently located 280 km southeast of Visakhapatnam, 400 km from Gopalpur in Odisha, 460 km from Puri and 540 km from Paradip. It is approaching the Uttaranchal coast at a speed of 14 kmph. It will approach the north Coastal Andhra and Odisha coasts on Saturday morning. It was later revealed that it was likely to change direction and cross the coast at Puri towards Odisha on the afternoon of the 5th. It will then weaken and form a severe cyclone over the coast of Odisha towards West Bengal. Also, winds of up to 110 kmph are expected on Saturday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh continues to witness rain across the district, wind speeds of 50kmph at few locations; 79 cyclone shelters have been in operation since yesterday. NDRF, SDRF, fire teams on alert and deployed across the district, said, Mr. Shrikesh B. Lathkar,the Collector and District Manager (DM) of Srikakulam on cyclone Jawad. 

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