Cyclonic Storm Likely To Cross Tamil Nadu, Puducherry On Nov. 25
Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a depression.
The low pressure area over Bay of Bengal has become well marked and is likely to concentrate into a depression and intensify into a cyclonic storm and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Nov. 25 bringing heavy rains, the Met department said on Sunday.
Under its influence, on Nov. 25, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karikkal regions are likely to witness rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy showers at a few places and extremely heavy rains at isolated places.
Sea condition would be rough and wind speed is likely to gradually increase from Sunday onwards, "gusting 100 kmph over southwest Bay of Bengal and along and off Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around the region of landfall on Nov. 25," a bulletin said.
Fishermen have been advised to stay off the sea and local authorities said they have also advised fishermen who have already set out for fishing to return. The rainfall activity is likely to increase over south peninsular India from Nov. 23 onwards with fairly widespread showers and thunderstorm activity over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karikkal regions between Nov. 24-26.
The bulletin said: "The low pressure area over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has become well marked low pressure area and persists over the same region. It is very likely to concentrate into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours and intensify further into a cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours. It is very likely to mover northwestwards and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram around Nov. 25, 2020 noon/afternoon."
South coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana are also expected to receive rainfall from Nov. 25-26 in view of the system, the bulletin said.