Cyclone Fengal - pronounced 'Feinjal' - is likely to make a landfall this afternoon. The cyclonic storm (Cyclone Fengal) brewing in the Bay of Bengal will cross the Tamil Nadu coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram with a wind speed of 70-80 km per hour with gusts up to 90 kmph, the Indian Meteorological Department said. Heavy to very heavy rain has been forecast in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore districts, and Puducherry.
Here are the live updates on Cyclone Fengal:
Cyclone Fengal Live: MeT Centre Warns More Impact In Coastal Areas
As Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall this evening, the Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre of Chennai, Dr S Balachandran, said on Friday that the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu will be impacted more. "...Mostly coastal districts, the crossing point is between Karaikal to Mahabalipuram near Puducherry, so, all along the coastal districts, the impact will be more. There will be wind and rainfall. Today the wind speed was 50-60 kmph and gusting to 70 kmph... At one to two, there will be extremely heavy rainfall, while at many places it will be scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall," he told ANI.
Cyclone Fengal Live: Cyclone Brings Rain In Chennai, High Tide In Coastal Areas
Cyclone Fengal Live: Rough Sea In Puducherry, Weather Changes In Coastal Areas
Cyclone Fengal Live: IMD Update At 2:30 am
"Cyclonic Storm "FENGAL" over Southwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 11.8°N and longitude 81.7°E, about 210 km southeast of Chennai. To move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram close to Puducherry as a cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph during afternoon of 30th November." - IMD update at 2:30 am
Cyclone Fengal Live: Skymetweather Alert For Tamil Nadu, Puducherry At 6:40 am
Intermittent spells of heavy to very heavy rain and thundershower with squally winds about (60-70 kmph) will continue at many places of Ariyalur, Chennai, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Karaikal, Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Puducherry, Pudukkottai, Salem, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Viluppuram over the districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during the next 18-24 hours.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 30, 2024 6:41:15 AM
Cyclone Fengal Live: Schools Shut, IT Firms WFH, No Public Transport On ECR, OMR
Cyclone Fengal Live: Red Alert In Chennai, Orange Alert In Vellore, Ranipet
Red alert has been issued across Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore districts, besides Puducherry. An orange alert is in place in Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, and Karaikal districts.
Cyclone Fengal Live: Heavy Rain Forecast In Chennai, Puducherry
The IMD has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Villuppuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore districts and Puducherry. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam districts and Karaikal area.