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New Delhi : The Depression over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 11 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at about 520 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 560 km southeast of Chennai. It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours.
It is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around November 25, 2020, afternoon as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph, according to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorology Department, Delhi.
Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thunderstorm activity very likely over Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during November 24 to November 26, 2020, and over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema during November 25 to 26, 2020, and Telangana during November 26 to 27, 2020.
Isolated extremely heavy rainfall activity also very likely over Tamilnadu & Puducherry (Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Ariyalur & Perabalu districts on November 24 and Kadalur, Kallakurchi, Puducherry, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Chengalpattu to Ariyalur, Perambalur and Karaikal districts on November 25 and over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Rayalaseema (Nellore and Chittoor districts) on November 25 & 26 and over Telangana on November 26, 2020, according to a PIB release.