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Cyclone alert in Tamil Nadu, Andhra, winds bypass Indian coast

| | May 18, 2016, at 08:48 pm
#cyclone alert # Tamil Nadu rains # Cyclone in Tamil Nadu # Chennai rains
Chennai, May 18 (IBNS) A cyclonic alert has been issued for parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh by the MET office even as latest reports said the winds bypassed the Indian coast and moved in the direction of Bangladesh.
However, heavy rains are occurring and expected in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.  
 
The MET Office said this morning that the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards at a speed of 10 kmph during past six hours, intensified into a deep depression and lay centred over west central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal at 0830 hrs IST of today near latitude 13.3º N and longitude 81.0 ºE, about 170 km south-southeast of Nellore.
 
Reports said Tamil Nadu has prepared itself to brace for a cyclone and the boats were kept ready by the National Disaster Response Force.
 
Tamil Nadu also witnessed heavy rains with Chennai recording 101 mm rainfall since Tuesday as people feared a flood like previous year as roads were water logged.
 
Fishermen have been warned against going to the sea.
 
 
IMAGE: Satellite image from Indian Meteorological Dept website

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