Depression formed over Bay of Bengal: High chance of heavy rain in Tamil Nadu and Kerala - IMD

Depression formed over Bay of Bengal: High chance of heavy rain in Tamil Nadu and Kerala - IMD


Right after Cyclone Nivar another depression has formed in bay of Bengal. IMD says the depression is likely to intensify into a ‘Deep Depression’ during the next 24 hours and also likely to become a cyclonic storm. ‘Extremely heavy rainfall' is predicted over southern parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Cyclone Warning Division of IMD said sea conditions will be rough and hence fishermen are advised not to enter the sea.

A depression was laying centered at 5.30 AM of November 30, 2020over southeast Bay of Bengal about 750 kilometre east-southeast of Sri Lanka's Trincomalee and 1150 kilometre east-southeast of Kanyakumari, according to the latest satellite and ship observations by the MeT Department. However, it is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross the Sri Lanka coast around the evening of December 2. Parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Puducherry will receive heavy rainfall. IMD has said that heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely over south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala on December 2, 2020and Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over these regions on December 1, 3, and 4, 2020.



IMD has predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Mahe, and Karaikal and north Kerala during December 2and 3, 2020, and isolated heavy rainfall during December 1and 4. Heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over south coastal Andhra Pradesh during December 2and 3 and over Lakshadweep during December 3and 4, 2020. Squally Weather wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is very likely over central parts of South Bay of Bengal on November 30. It would gradually increase becoming 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal from December 1 night and 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 mph over southwest Bay of Bengal, along and off Sri Lanka coast and 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph over Comorin Area, Gulf of Mannar and Tamil Nadu-Kerala coasts from December 2 forenoon for subsequent 24 hours.



Meteorological department said the squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph is very likely to prevail over Gulf of Mannar, along and off south Tamil Nadu and Kerala coasts, Comorin Area, Lakshadweep-Maldives area and adjoining the southeast the Arabian Sea from December 3 morning for the next 24 hours

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