Cyclone Fengal , that made a delayed landfall near Puducherry on Saturday night, brought about intense rainfall and squally climate over the coastal belt of Tamil Nadu. That is the second cyclone after Dana to develop within the Bay of Bengal and have an effect on India’s east coast in lower than two months.
Chennai and neighbourhood areas in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry reported heavy rainfall on Saturday with intense persevering with because the cyclone Fengal’s landfall course of commences at round 7pm. As predicted by the India Meteorological Division (IMD), Fengal’s observe crossed between Mahabalipuram and Karaikal.
In response to meteorologists, even earlier than intensifying into cyclone Fengal, the related system confirmed a sluggish shifting tendency. This sluggish progress continued even because the storm approached the land, forcing the related winds and rainfall to trigger tough climate over north Tamil Nadu – Puducherry.
Usually, the southeastern state and Union Territory of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, respectively, are much less liable to cyclones alongside India’s east coast as in comparison with Odisha and different states alongside the east coast. However throughout La Nina years, the cyclone tracks have been most tracked to have an effect on states alongside the decrease latitudes of the jap coast. La Nina is the irregular cooling noticed within the sea floor temperatures alongside the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The 2024 episode of La Nina is on the verge of emergence.
On the time of landfall, the storm introduced packing wind speeds of about 70 – 80 km/hr gusting to 90km/hr.
After remaining stagnant for over two days, cyclone Fengal had moved nearer and reached 120km east of Puducherry, 110km southeast of Chennai, 200 km northeast of Nagapattinam.
The Met division has warned of heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu until December 2. Since Friday morning, Chennai and neighbouring areas witnessed very heavy rainfall spells. Kerala, south inside Karnataka skilled cloudy and chilly day circumstances and are prone to expertise rain over the following two days. Rayalaseema, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, too, will expertise heightened rainfall until Tuesday, the Met division mentioned.
Even after shifting onto land, Fengal will proceed to prevail as a deep despair and gasoline energetic climate, disrupting regular life and transport amenities. The Chennai worldwide airport will stay shut until 4am on Sunday.
