New Delhi, Nov 9 A cyclone warning has been issued in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts due to a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal which lay centerd, about 460 km southeast of Chennai, 440 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 480 km east-northeast of Jafna (Sri Lanka).
The cyclone is expected to move west-northwestwards before intensifying into a deep depression during next 24 hours and subsequently into a Cyclonic Storm.
It is expected to cross Tamil Nadu coast between Karaikal and Chennai close to Puducherry around midnight today.
A Heavy rainfall warning has been issued as Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (25 cm or more) are expected to occur over north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during next 24 hours and north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during subsequent 24 hours.
Rainfall at many places with isolated heavy falls would occur over south and north interior Tamil Nadu during next 24 hours and over south Tamil Nadu, Rayalseema, south coastal Andhra Pradesh, south interior Karnataka and Kerala during subsequent 24 hours.
Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph would prevail along and off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of south Tamil Nadu coasts during next 24 hrs.
It would increase gradually becoming 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph along and off above coasts from tomorrow.
State of sea would be rough to very rough along and off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of south Tamil Nadu coasts during next 48 hours.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea along and off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of south Tamil Nadu coasts during next 48 hours.
