Tamil Nadu rain: The deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to continue to move nearly north-northwestwards skirting Sri Lanka coast and intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It will continue to move north-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram around November 30 morning as a deep depression with a wind speed of 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph, the IMD said.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has issued orange and yellow alerts, which indicate rainfall of heavy to very heavy intensity for various coastal districts, including Chennai, on Thursday (November 29, 2024).
“Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of 2 kmph during past 06 hours located near latitude 9.1°N and longitude 82.1°E, about 110 km east-northeast of Trincomalee. To cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram around morning of 30th November as a deep depression with a wind speed of 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph. There is a possibility of marginal intensification of the deep depression into a Cyclonic Storm with wind speed 65-75kmph gusting to 85 kmph over southwest Bay of Bengal during the evening of 28th November to morning of 29th November 2024.”, wrote India Meteorological Department on X.
Intermittent rains continued on Thursday in the state’s Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and the India Meteorological Department said cyclonic storm will form soon and later weaken and reach the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts as a deep depression by November 30 morning.
Crops were submerged partially and completely at several places, including those in and around Tiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupettai, Mayiladuthurai, and Vedaranyam, and according to farmers’ rough estimates, crops on at least 2,000 acres were affected.
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