Cyclone Mandous: Deep Depression Intensifies Into Cyclonic Storm, Warns IMD

The weather forecasting agency has predicted rainfall due to cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Southeast Bay of Bengal during these days, along and off the Sri Lanka coast.

New Delhi: The deep depression over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Mandous, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday morning issued an alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts.

"Deep Depression over Southwest and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a Cyclonic Storm "Mandous" pronounced as "Man-Dous" (Cyclone Alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts): Yellow Message," the IMD tweeted at 3:12 am on Thursday.

Due to the cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal, the weather department has predicted rainfall. 

Earlier, the MeT department had predicted that the deep depression over the southwest and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm and reach southwest Bay of Bengal, north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coast by Thursday morning. 

"It will continue to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota with a maximum sustained wind speed of 65.75 kmph gusting to in kmph around early hours of December 10," the IMD had said. 

As per IMD, light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal and isolated heavy rainfall over adjoining areas of south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema on Thursday.

"Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfalls at isolated places very likely over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Coastal Andhra and isolated very heavy rainfall likely over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining Rayalaseema on December 9," the IMD predicted in its bulletin.

The rainfall activities are likely to reduce thereafter. However, some areas in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh are likely to witness very heavy rains on December 10.

Squally winds are predicted for Tamilnadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh till December 10. It is likely to reduce gradually to 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph by an afternoon of December 10 and then to 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph by December 10 night.

According to ANI, fishermen are advised not to venture into the Southeast Bay of Bengal during these days, along and off the Sri Lanka coast.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is on alert and ready to tackle any situation, the report stated.

"Our team is ready with all kinds of equipment. Our team members are trained in their areas. Whenever we get a call for help, we'll immediately rush to the spot," said Sandeep Kumar, Commander and Sub-Inspector, 4 battalions, NDRF Arakkonam, on preparations ahead of cyclone Mandous as per ANI. 

(With agency inputs)