Chennai: Cyclone Mandous, a severe cyclonic storm from the Bay of Bengal is likely to bring heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, has maintained its intensity till the early morning hours on Friday.
In view of the Cyclone, three districts of Tamil Nadu have been kept on red alert including Chengalpattu, Villupuram, and Kancheepuram.
According to the India Meteorological Department report, “It is very likely to maintain its intensity of Severe Cyclonic Storm till early morning of today, the 9th December, and then weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm thereafter. It would continue to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Sriharikota around Mahabalipuram as a cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph during midnight of today, the 09th December to early hours of 10th December,”.
The officials further added that “under the cyclone’s influence most places over the north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are likely to have heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places.”
Earlier, the Greater Chennai Corporation issued precautionary measures and ordered the closure of all parks and playgrounds till further notice.
Cyclone Mandous likely to cross north Tamil Nadu; Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Sriharikota, around Mamallapuram with a maximum wind speed of 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph during Friday midnight or Saturday early morning.
(With Agency Inputs)
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