IMD issues yellow alert in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry over Cyclone Mandous

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning for northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and southern Andhra Pradesh just as the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm. The storm has been named Mandous.  

The IMD informed about this development via Twitter. Taking to Twitter, they wrote, "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."

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

The weather forecasting agency has predicted rainfall due to cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal. Yesterday's well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression over the same region. It further intensified into a deep depression over Southeast & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal today, the weather office said.

It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further gradually into a Cyclonic Storm around December 7 evening and reach the Southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu Puducherry & adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts by 08th December morning, IMD said in its daily bulletin

On Wednesday, the Deep Depression over the Southwest



and adjoining Southeast flay of Bay of Bengal. "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.

Under its influence, several states are likely to witness very heavy rains for the next couple of days. 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.Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Southeast Bay of Bengal during these days, along and off the Sri Lanka coast.