Cyclone Fengal Updates: IMD Alerts For Heavy Rain In Tamil Nadu; Flight Disruptions Proceed

A deep melancholy within the southwest Bay of Bengal is prone to intensify right into a cyclone and transfer in direction of Tamil Nadu which prompted heavy rainfall in a number of districts. The Indian Meteorological Division (IMD) on Thursday issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu. 

Within the wake of the cyclone, S Kumar, Obligation Officer, Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre, stated, “The deep melancholy over south-west Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards in the course of the previous few hours… It lies at about 550km south-southeast of Chennai, 370 km southeast of Karaikal, and 470 km southeast of Puducherry.”

He additionally stated that within the subsequent 12 hours, a deep melancholy is prone to transfer north-northwestwards and intensify additional right into a cyclonic storm. 

“Through the subsequent two days, it’s prone to skirt Sri Lanka’s coast and attain the coast of Tamil Nadu. Rainfall is predicted within the subsequent few days over the districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh,” Kumar added.

#WATCH | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: S Kumar, Obligation Officer, Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre, says, “The deep melancholy over south-west Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards in the course of the previous few hours… It lies at about 550km south-southeast of Chennai, 370 km… pic.twitter.com/r6yQ0dCjqb
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On Wednesday, IndiGo Airways shared a publish on X and knowledgeable its passengers that flight providers will proceed to be impacted to and from Chennai, Tuticorin, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem.

Delhi Climate Replace

As per IMD, the sky will stay primarily clear within the Nationwide Capital immediately with the predominant floor wind coming from the east at a pace of lower than 4 kmph in the course of the morning hours. Smog or reasonable fog is probably going within the morning. The wind pace will enhance later, reaching lower than 6 kmph from the southeast in the course of the afternoon. It is going to then lower, turning into lower than 4 kmph from the northeast within the night and evening, with smog or shallow fog anticipated within the night and evening.