Cyclone Fengal to form tomorrow over Southwest Bay of Bengal, may impact Tamil Nadu

A deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone by Wednesday with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting that it will move towards the Tamil Nadu coast, skirting the Sri Lankan coast over the next two days. As of Tuesday morning, the depression was located approximately 310 km southeast of Trincomalee, 710 km south-southeast of Puducherry, and 800 km south-southeast of Chennai.

The IMD has warned that the system is likely to continue moving north-northwestward and intensify into a cyclonic storm by November 27, after which it will continue towards the Tamil Nadu coast.

Director of Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, Dr S Balachandran said, "As of now, yesterday's depression intensifies today morning into a deep depression... It is likely to further intensify into a cyclonic storm and move towards the north direction, towards the Tamil Nadu coast..."