The depression in the bay is expected to intensify; warning of heavy rain in the districts
Another potential cyclonic storm, which is brewing over the southeastern Bay of Bengal, could hit the coast of Sri Lanka first and then emerge in the Comorin area on December 3, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said and stated. a pre-cyclone watch for southern Tamil Nadu and southern Kerala coasts.
A depression that lay to the east-southeast off Kanyakumari and Trincomalee by midday Monday was expected to concentrate into a deep depression early Tuesday and transform into a cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours. The cyclonic storm is expected to cross the coast of Sri Lanka during the afternoon / evening on Wednesday. By Thursday morning, the Kanyakumari region is expected to emerge, IMD said.
The Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai districts of Tamil Nadu (greater than 24 cm) are likely to experience heavy or very heavy rains with isolated extremely heavy falls; and the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts of Kerala on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
These regions can also expect isolated heavy to very heavy rains Tuesday through Friday, IMD said.
If the system turns into a cyclonic storm, it could be called Burevi, a name suggested by the Maldives.
Officials noted that heavy rains in one or two locations may start over the Tamil Nadu delta and southern districts such as Thanjavur, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari on Tuesday and continue for two days. The Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts may receive isolated heavy rains on Wednesday.
Kerala alert
The districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha have been placed on red alert for Thursday given the probability of extremely heavy rains. Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki are on orange alert the same day for isolated heavy to very heavy rains.
Isolated heavy rain yellow alerts are in place for Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Idukki are on orange alert and Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Kottayam on yellow alert.
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha are on orange alert on Friday and Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki on yellow alert.
Orange alerts were issued for the Lakshadweep Islands on Thursday and Friday.
North TN Forecast
Chennai Deputy Director General for Meteorology S. Balachandran said: “The weather disturbance has to pass through the Sri Lankan landmass before approaching the TN coast. We are monitoring the system and tracking whether it will emerge through the Gulf of Mannar or come directly to the Comorin region. Parts of northern TN and Chennai also have rain prospects. “
Strong winds
Hurricane-force winds with speeds reaching 55-65 km / h with gusts of up to 75 km / h are expected over the Gulf of Mannar, along and off the southern coasts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maldives and the adjacent Arabian Sea for two days starting Thursday. The IMD has advised the total suspension of fishing activities in these regions until Friday.
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