LANDFALL TOMORROW
Gaja hurtling towards TN coast, showers in Chennai from today
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:14.11.2018
The city and coastal areas are expected to get rain from Wednesday evening as cyclone Gaja is edging closer to the coast at a speed of 12kmph and is expected to make landfall on Thursday afternoon between Pamban and Cuddalore.
A bulletin from India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, “Squally winds with speeds reaching 45-55kmph are very likely to commence along and off north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts from the morning of Wednesday.”
As Gaja is expected to maintain high intensity for 24 hours after turning into a severe cyclone, the IMD on Tuesday forecast rain, which is expected to be heavy at isolated places, to commence on Wednesday evening over Tamil Nadu coast including northern regions.
It is expected to rain till Friday. Though Chennai will not bear the brunt of very strong wind like in the areas near landfall, the city is expected to get rain on Thursday and Friday because the cyclone is forecast to become a depression before making landfall.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea as gale with speeds touching 90kmph at times can prevail over the Bay of Bengal. Wind speeds are likely to increase gradually and touch 110kmph over southwest, west-central and southeast Bay of Bengal from Wednesday.
Private weather blogger Pradeep John said Chennai would see good rain between November 14 and 15.
“It will be followed by pull effect rain on November 16 and 17 after cyclone moves to the Arabian Sea. And then the next low forms around November 19 and November 20 in the Bay of Bengal,” he said.
FORCED BREAK: A fisherman takes a nap at Foreshore Estate where hundreds of boats have been docked after fishermen were advised against venturing into the sea in the wake of Cyclone Gaja
Gaja hurtling towards TN coast, showers in Chennai from today
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:14.11.2018
The city and coastal areas are expected to get rain from Wednesday evening as cyclone Gaja is edging closer to the coast at a speed of 12kmph and is expected to make landfall on Thursday afternoon between Pamban and Cuddalore.
A bulletin from India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, “Squally winds with speeds reaching 45-55kmph are very likely to commence along and off north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts from the morning of Wednesday.”
As Gaja is expected to maintain high intensity for 24 hours after turning into a severe cyclone, the IMD on Tuesday forecast rain, which is expected to be heavy at isolated places, to commence on Wednesday evening over Tamil Nadu coast including northern regions.
It is expected to rain till Friday. Though Chennai will not bear the brunt of very strong wind like in the areas near landfall, the city is expected to get rain on Thursday and Friday because the cyclone is forecast to become a depression before making landfall.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea as gale with speeds touching 90kmph at times can prevail over the Bay of Bengal. Wind speeds are likely to increase gradually and touch 110kmph over southwest, west-central and southeast Bay of Bengal from Wednesday.
Private weather blogger Pradeep John said Chennai would see good rain between November 14 and 15.
“It will be followed by pull effect rain on November 16 and 17 after cyclone moves to the Arabian Sea. And then the next low forms around November 19 and November 20 in the Bay of Bengal,” he said.
FORCED BREAK: A fisherman takes a nap at Foreshore Estate where hundreds of boats have been docked after fishermen were advised against venturing into the sea in the wake of Cyclone Gaja
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