Cyclone Fengal to cross the coast close to Puducherry on Nov. 30, bringing heavy rainfall over north T.N., delta districts
The Hindu
RMC Chennai predicts cyclone Fengal to bring heavy rainfall to coastal districts, with landfall near Puducherry on Saturday.
With the slow-moving system picking up pace, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai (RMC) announced that cyclone Fengal will cross close to Puducherry by Saturday (November 30, 2024) afternoon.
The RMC has maintained a red weather alert indicating isolated extremely heavy rainfall in seven coastal districts on Saturday (November 30, 2024). Intense rainfall will cover various other districts too.
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On the day of the cyclone’s landfall, Chennai and neighbouring districts, Cuddalore, Puducherry, Villupuram and Kallakurichi, lie in the path of intense rainfall.
With the weather system consolidating itself, it is likely to bring heavy rainfall over north TN till Saturday (November 30, 2024) and western ghats districts and interior parts from December 1 to December 3.
Various other districts have been issued orange and yellow weather alerts as they are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall. Delta districts and north interior districts too have prospects of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Saturday (November 30, 2024).
The RMC has updated that the cyclone Fengal would cross the north TN-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram, close to Puducherry, as a cyclonic storm by Saturday (November 30, 2024) afternoon. It would have a wind speed of 70-80 kmph, gusting up to 90 kmph during landfall. Cyclone Fengal was christened as per the IMD’s naming convention, and ‘Fengal’ was suggested by Saudi Arabia.
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