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Depression over Bay set to intensify further, cross AP coast as a 'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm' on Oct 28

Chennai, Oct 25 (UNI) The Depression over the Bay will intensify into a Deep Depression and it would intensify further as Deep Depression and later as Cyclonic Storm tomorrow morning and concentrate more as severe Cyclonic Storm the next day and cross the Andhra Pradesh as a 'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm' on the Wednesday (October 28), even as several parts of Tamil Nadu continued to receive rains, with Chennai city and adjoining districts experiencws heavy spells falls last night and this morning.
In its latest National bulletin issued as an Orange message by the IMD on Sunday afternoon said, the Depression over Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during the past 3 hours, and lay centered at 0830 hours of today,
over the same region, about 440 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 880 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 980 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 1,080 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and
1,150 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh).
It is very likely to move nearly southwards, intensify into a Deep Depression and then gradually recurve west-northwestwards over the Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal today.
It will continue to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm over the Eastcentral and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal by tomorrow morning, and into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over westcentral Bay of Bengal around October 27 (Tuesday) morning.
Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards, intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and reach Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast around the morning of October 28. It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph and gusting up to 140 kmph by the forenoon of October 28.
Meanwhile, several districts of Tamil Nadu, including Western Ghat, Northern, Interior and Cauvery delta districts received heavy spells. The Western Ghat regions, especially the hilly Nilgiris district, ore the brunt of the Northeast Monsoon fury resulting in landslips at many places. All the tourist spots were shut in Ooty (Udhagamandalam) and tourists were advised not to visit the hill station till tomorrow.
NDRF and SDRF teams, besides police and fire service and rescue services personnel were involved in relief works and after the mudslides were cleared, the Ghat road leading to Ooty was cleared for traffic and all the vehicle users were advised to restrict their
speed to 20 kmph and avoid overtaking.
The Dindigul and Salem district administrations too appealed to the tourists to avoid visiting the popular hill stations of Kodaikanal
and Yercaud in view of mudslides.
Though Cuddalore and several interior districts like Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Kallakurichi were battered by heavy rains, Chennai city and its neighbouring districts received moderate to heavy rains last night and today morning, the showers abated in the day. However, with thick cloud cover in the horizon, the rains are likely from evening and it would increase steadily, gathering more steam by night and tomorrow morning, with very heavy spells.
According to a private weatherblogger, the heavy rains in these districts are not attributed to the Cyclonic formulation, but the entry of the system that formed over Arabian sea into inland and atmospheric moisture from the eastleries.
Met office said Devikapuram (dist Tiruvannamalai) received a maximum of 20 cm of rain during the last 24 hrs ending at 0830 hrs this morning, followed by Nedungunam (dist Tiruvannamalai) 18, Rishivandhiyam (dist Kallakurichi), Chetpet (dist Tiruvannamalai) 17 each, Mudiyanur (dist Kallakurichi), Nolambai (dist Villupuram), Pikkili (dist Dharmapuri) 16 each, Kalayanallur (dist Kallakurichi) 15,
Periya Kozhappalur (dist Tiruvannamalai), Noothaur(dist Perambalur), Modaiyur (dist Tiruvannamalai), Hogenekal (dist Dharmapuri), Thaluthalai (dist Perambalur) 14 each, Thiyagadurgam (dist Kallakurichi), Mangalapuram (dist Namakkal), DSCL Virugavoor (dist Kallakurichi) Sathampadi (dist Villupuram), Varanjaram(dist Kallakurichi), Pachamalai Hills (dist Salem), Veeraganoor (dist Salem)
13 each, Veppanthattai (dist Perambalur), Thenparanadu (dist Tiruchirappalli), TNAU CRI Yethapur (dist Salem), Mangalur(dist Cuddalore), Molasi (dist Namakkal), Pathirikuppam (dist Cuddalore), Sellappampatti (dist Namakkal), A.Marur (dist Cuddalore), Tirupalapandhal (dist Kallakurichi), Chithalandur(dist Namakkal) 12 each.
Gomugi Dam PWD (dist Kallakurichi), Perambalur (dist Perambalur), Tozhudur (dist Cuddalore), DSCL Madampoondi (dist Kallakurichi), DSCL Thirupalapandal (dist Kallakurichi), Kallakurichi (dist Kallakurichi), Kallakurichi AWS (dist Kallakurichi), Koothampoondi (dist Namakkal), Cuddalore ARG (dist Cuddalore), Sokadi (dist Krishnagiri), Belur(dist Salem), Namandahalli (dist Dharmapuri), Mazhaiyur (dist Tiruvannamalai), Periyamambattu (dist Kallakurichi), Therthanagiri (dist Cuddalore), Manmalai (dist Kallakurichi) received 11 cm of rains each, while Lakkur (dist Cuddalore), Krishnagiri (dist Krishnagiri), Vathalai Anaicut (dist Thiruchirappalli), Puducherry (dist Puducherry), DSCL Sulangurichi (dist Kallakurichi), Gobichettipalayam (dist Erode), Vazhapadi (dist Salem), Krishnapuram (dist Perambalur), Sandhiyur KVK AWS (dist Salem) Pulikarai (dist Dharmapuri), V.Kalathur (dist Perambalur), Mandakolathur (dist Tiruvannamalai), Vayalamur (dist Cuddalore), Kallakurichi ARG (dist Kallakurichi), Salinayanapalli (dist Krishnagiri), Peranamallur (dist Tiruvannamalai), U.Kothapalli (dist Krishnagiri), Agaram (dist Namakkal), Mallasamudram (dist Namakkal), Siruvachur (dist Salem), Orangur (dist Cuddalore), Pasinayanapalli (dist Krishnagiri), Kokkarathangal (dist Chengalpattu) received 10 cm each.
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