Cyclone likely to reach near Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh coast on December 4: IMD

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic storm is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal and reach near North Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coasts on December 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted today.

“Yesterday’s Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal & adjoining South Andaman Sea moved west-northwestwards and lay over Southeast Bay of Bengal at 0830 hours IST of today. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a Depression over southeast Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours. Continuing to move further west-northwestwards, it would intensify gradually into a Cyclonic Storm over Southwest Bay of Bengal around 3rd December. Thereafter, it would move northwestwards and reach near North Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coasts around early morning of 4th December as a cyclonic storm,” the agency said in a bulletin.

The IMD has issued rainfall warning in connection with the system.

• Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 30th November & 1st December.
• Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall is likely over north Coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry during 1st to 4th December with isolated very heavy rainfall during 2nd to 4th December.
• Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh during 3rd to 4th December.
• Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Rayalaseema on 3rd & 4th December.