Deep depression to intensify into Cyclone Fengal by today; IMD predicts heavy rainfall

IMD forecasts Cyclone Fengal's formation from a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, predicting heavy rainfall for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Cyclone Fengal

Cyclone Fengal

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The Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards and lay centred over the same region about 120 km east-southeast of Trincomalee, 370 km southeast of Nagapattinam, 470 km southeast of Puducherry and 550 km south-southeast of Chennai.

It is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. It will be named as Cyclone Fengal.

As per IMD, it will continue to move north-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu coast skirting Sri Lanka coast during the subsequent two days.

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Rainfall Forecast

Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry on 27, heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry during 28 -30 November and heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry on 01 & 02 December. 

Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam during 28-30 November and Isolated heavy rainfall on 27 November. 

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Heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 30, Rayalaseema during 28 -30 and Kerala & Mahe during 30 November- 02 December.

Wind Speed
Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail over adjoining areas of westcentral Bay of Bengal till November 27 morning. It would increase gradually becoming 55- 65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph over the same region till 29 November evening. 

Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail along & off Tamil Nadu Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts till November 27 morning. Thereafter, it is likely to increase becoming 55- 65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph from 27 evening till 30 November morning.

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