Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during November 28 to 30

With the cyclonic storm brewing over the Bay of Bengal predicted to move towards the Tamil Nadu coast, heavy downpour is likely to continue over the coastal areas of the State till Sunday (December 1,

With northeast monsoon season's first cyclone likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, IMD has upgraded its rain alert for Chennai.

According to the IMD, the depression is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm

The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai said the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a deep depression, and that it may intensify further into cyclone Fengal on November 27,

IndiGo has issued a travel advisory regarding disruptions to flights to and from Tamil Nadu cities which continue to be impacted due to adverse weather conditions.

If the deep depression intensifies into a cyclone, it will be named as Fengal, according to the rules of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on naming cyclones.

Once intensified, the storm will be identified as Fengal, a name proposed by Saudi Arabia. This is the second cyclone in the post-monsoon season to affect the Indian coast after Cyclone Dana, which crossed Odisha as a ‘severe’ category storm in late October.

A cyclone is likely to impact Tamil Nadu starting November 27, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to the region. The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning as the storm intensifies in the Bay of Bengal.

The IMD warns that a deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to strengthen into a cyclonic storm within 24 hours, potentially impacting Tamil Nadu's coast. Authorities urge readiness and caution as the system develops.