Cyclone Michaung To Make Landfall Along Tamil Nadu, Andhra Coasts By Dec 4, IMD Issues 'Orange' Alert

The weather department issued an 'Orange' alert over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal for Sunday and Monday.

IMD predicted extremely heavy rainfall on Sunday and heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast a cyclonic storm over the southwest Bay of Bengal on December 3, which is likely to make landfall in the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on December 4.

The weather department issued an 'Orange' alert over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal for Sunday and Monday. IMD predicted extremely heavy rainfall (above 204.4 mm) on Sunday and heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday.

'Michaung' Cyclone | IMD issues an 'Orange' alert for the residents of North Coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal with a warning of extremely heavy rainfall (above 204.4 mm) on December 3 and heavy to very heavy rainfall on December 4 pic.twitter.com/FfM87ALkkE

— ANI (@ANI) December 1, 2023

According to the IMD, the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression on Friday and is likely to become a cyclonic storm around December 4. The storm will cross the coast between Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Chennai around Monday 4 evening, the weather department said.

#WATCH | A storm warning dome has been mounted at Puducherry Port to warn fishermen about Cyclone 'Michaung'#CycloneAlert #Cyclone #MichaungCyclone #Michaung #ABPLive pic.twitter.com/b47a3KJIWI

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"Depression over Bay of Bengal lay centered at 1130 hrs IST of 01 Dec over the Southeast and adj Southwest BoB region about 730 km east-southeast of Puducherry, 740 km east-southeast of Chennai, 860 km southeast of Nellore," the IMD said in a statement.

IMD said the storm is likely to continue to move towards the west and northwest and intensify into a deep depression by December 2 and further into a cyclonic storm around December 3. Then, it would move in the same direction “and cross South Andhra Pradesh and adjoining North Tamil Nadu coast between Chennai and Machilipatnam around the evening of December 4 as a cyclonic storm,” the weatherman added.

It is likely to intensify into a Deep Depression by 2nd and further into a Cyclonic Storm over Southwest Bay of Bengal around 3rd December. It would reach south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamilnadu coasts by 4th December forenoon.

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 1, 2023

However, Cyclone Michaung is not likely to have any impact on Odisha, an official at the Special Relief Commissioner's Office in Bhubaneswar told news agency PTI.