It would cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram near Puducherry during the afternoon of 30th November as a cyclonic storm with wind speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph.
Rainfall Alert: Cyclone Fengal, which has risen over the Bay of Bengal, is going to hit on Saturday afternoon. At present, it is present about 210 km south-east of Tamil Nadu capital Chennai. It will move towards west-north-west. It will cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram near Puducherry as a cyclonic storm on the afternoon of November 30, with wind speed ranging from 70-80 kmph to 90 kmph. Officials in Puducherry have advised local people to stay indoors. He said that all schools and colleges will remain closed here on Saturday. District Magistrate A Kulothungan discussed with officials of PWD, local administration, police and other departments and reviewed the situation.
Due to the impact of cyclonic storm Fengal, the weather of Chennai city has changed. In Puducherry too, Fengal is changing the weather with high tide and rain in many coastal areas. The Meteorological Department issued a red alert for many districts late Friday night as the deep depression has already turned into cyclonic storm Fengal. It is expected to cause extremely heavy rains while the Tamil Nadu government has put its entire machinery on high alert. The department said that this system will gain speed and move towards Tamil Nadu. It will cross the northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts as a cyclonic storm near Marakkanam, about 60 km from Mahabalipuram on Saturday afternoon.
Heavy rain will occur in these places
The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert and said that heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore and Puducherry and extremely heavy rain at one or two places. The department has issued an orange alert, predicting rain at isolated places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts and Karaikal region. Heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Tiruchirapalli, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts. Meanwhile, there was no rain in Chennai city and suburbs after continuous rain but Mahabalipuram has been receiving rain since late evening. The sea condition was very rough and tides as high as 7 to 8 feet were observed forcing the fishermen to anchor their boats at safe places to avoid any losses.
