Tamil Nadu Weather: Red alert tomorrow for Chennai, Chengalpattu and 7 other districts

The deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwest and at 8:30 am today, it was located about 300 km east of Nagapattinam, 340 km east-southeast of Puducherry, and 380 km southeast of Chennai.

It is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 3 hours. Thereafter, it is likely to move further northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, close to Puducherry around noon on 30th as Cyclone Fengal. At that time, the wind speed is likely to be 70 to 80 kmph, gusting to 90 kmph. The Meteorological Department has said that it has now increased from 8 kmph to 10 kmph.

Today, heavy to very heavy rain is likely at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places in Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam districts, Puducherry and Karaikal areas, and heavy to very heavy rain at one or two places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur districts, and heavy rain at one or two places in Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Tiruchy, Pudukkottai, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts.

Similarly, tomorrow, heavy to very heavy rain is likely at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore districts and Puducherry, and heavy to very heavy rain at one or two places in Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts and Karaikal areas, and heavy rain at one or two places in Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruchy, Pudukkottai and Karur districts, according to the Meteorological Department.