<span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">Cyclone </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="SpellingError SCXW88369893">Phethai</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> was a strong tropical cyclone which made a landfall </span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">near </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="SpellingError SCXW88369893">Ketrenikona</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> in </span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">East Godavari district</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> of</span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> Andhra Pradesh on December 17, 2018.</span> <br /><br /><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="SpellingError SCXW88369893">Phethai</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> originated from a </span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">low-pressure</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> system that formed due to an upper-air cyclonic circulation in </span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">the Indian Ocean on December 6. It was altered into deep depression in Bay of Bengal around 900 km away from Chennai. The cyclone brought h</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">eavy to extremely heavy rains associated with winds along the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh during its landfall.</span></span> <br /><br /><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">The name </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="SpellingError SCXW88369893">Phethai</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> is suggested by Thailand which is pronounced as ‘Pay-</span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="SpellingError SCXW88369893">ti</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">’, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">means a Thailand </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW88369893">vegetarian</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW88369893"> bean. </span> <br /><br /><br /><meta content="cms.next" name="cmsei"/>