Cyclone Fengal Update: Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm, landfall likely today
India TV NewsCyclone Fengal Update: The India Meteorological Department announced that the deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm "Fengal" on Friday afternoon. IMD's bulletin on cyclone An IMD-Regional Meteorological Centre's bulletin issued here said: "Morning's deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards, intensified into cyclonic storm Fengal and lay centred at 1430 hours IST of today, the 29th November 2024. It further said that it is likely 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 on Saturday afternoon. Chennai and nearby districts of Chengelpet, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur and the delta districts including Mayiladuthurai, Nagappatinam and Tiruvarur witnessed light to moderate rainfall and a few places recorded heavy showers.