A depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep-depression by Thursday night and subsequently, a cyclonic storm by Friday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin issued at 10 am this morning. The cyclone is likely to move west towards Andhra Pradesh and northern Tamil Nadu in the next 72 hours, it added.
The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall along the south coast of Andhra, north TN and Puducherry on December 15 and 16. It has warned fishermen against venturing out to sea this week and advised those deep in the sea to return to the coast by December 14. Wind speeds will pick up and reach up to 80 kilometres per hour by the weekend.