Cyclone Nivar is expected to bring extreme rainfall and high-speed winds exceeding 120kmph, the Met department has said. The cyclone, which is brewing in the Bay of Bengal, is most likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm. It is likely to make landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram on November 25(Wednesday) afternoon, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
During November 24 and 25 extremely heavy rainfall is expected at North coastal districts and delta districts. However, rainfall is likely to start from November 24 in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and will remain till November 26.
In the meantime, some weather models show the landfall close to Chennai. S Balachandran, deputy director general of meteorology at Regional Meteological Centre, told reporters that the system was moving at 11 kmph and was 560 km away from Chennai. “It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours moving northwestwards and cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around November 25 afternoon as a severe cyclonic storm with sustained wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120kmph.”
