Deep Depression Intensifies Into Cyclonic Storm Mandous, Will Cross TN, Puducherry On Friday
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to hefty rainfall in several parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday and Saturday due to the impact of the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that has intensified into Cyclonic Storm Mandous.
According to the IMD, Cyclon Mandous will likely cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by December 9 at midnight.
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IMD warning on cyclone
“CS Mandous over SW BoB about 500km ESE of Karaikal. To move WNW and cross north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south AP coast bw Puducherry and Sriharikota with a wind speed of 70 kmph around midnight of 09 Dec,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a tweet on Thursday.
Storm warning cage no. 2 has been mounted at Pamban Port of Rameshwaram island to warn fishermen of the upcoming storm and deter them from venturing into the sea.
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The MeT has warned the fishermen not to venture into the rough seas for three days.
It said that heavy rain is expected along the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coastline along with Puducherry over the next few days.
Deep depression intensifies into cyclone
The depression intensified into cyclonic storm Mandous at around 11.30 pm on Wednesday. It was positioned around 640 km southwest of the Chennai coast, about 370 km east-northeast of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, and 500 km east of Jaffna.
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“Deep Depression over Southwest and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a Cyclonic Storm “Mandous” pronounced as “Man-Dous” (Cyclone Alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts): Yellow Message,” the IMD said in a tweet at 3.12 am on Thursday.
Earlier, the IMD predicted that the deep depression over the southwest and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm and reach the southwest Bay of Bengal, north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coast by Thursday morning.
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Andhra CM orders vigil
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed the Collectors of various districts to be vigilant given the cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal.
An official release said the Chief Minister held a review meeting with the concerned officials over the cyclone.
He said adequate precautions should be taken by the authorities reviewing the storm’s impact from time to time.
The officials informed the Chief Minister that rain is predicted in Nellore, Tirupati, Chittoor and other districts.
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