Cyclone Michaung, which threw life out of substances in a number of locations in Tamil Nadu, particularly Chennai, on Monday (December 4), is prone to make landfall on Tuesday, crossing the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam within the type of a extreme cyclonic storm, in line with the climate division.
In a collection of posts on X, on their official deal with, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Tuesday posted, “Extreme Cyclonic Storm “MICHAUNG” (pronounced as MIGJAUM) over Westcentral Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamilnadu coasts moved north-northwestwards with a velocity of 07 kmph throughout previous 06 hours and lay centered at 0230 hours IST of 5 Dec, 2023, about 20 km north-northeast of Nellore, 170 km north of Chennai, 150 km south of Bapatla and 210 km south-southwest of Machilipatnam. Because the system is sort of transferring northwards near coast, some components of the wall cloud area lies over land.” The IMD additional said, “More likely to transfer practically northwards parallel and near south Andhra Pradesh coast and cross south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam, near Bapatla throughout forenoon of fifth December as a Extreme Cyclonic Storm.” (sic)
More likely to transfer practically northwards parallel and near south Andhra Pradesh coast and cross south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam, near Bapatla throughout forenoon of fifth December as a Extreme Cyclonic Storm pic.twitter.com/wd0YBjXGt9
— India Meteorological Division (@Indiametdept) December 4, 2023
In the meantime, the Chennai Meteorological Centre forecasted average rainfall, gentle thunderstorms and lightning in ten districts of Tamil Nadu for Tuesday morning. “Mild thunderstorms and lightning with average rain are very doubtless over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and Vellore districts of Tamil Nadu. Additionally it is very doubtless over remoted locations in Tirupattur, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu,” the Regional Centre said in a launch.
On Monday, the cyclone Michaung had created havoc within the Tamil Nadu capital. A number of bushes lay uprooted as robust winds swept the state and the day by day lives of locals have been impacted as they needed to grapple with intensive waterlogging and allied woes within the southern state. In response to the warning issued by the Meteorological Division, the Chennai airport authority had declared the closure of the airfield, and it’ll stay shut till 9 am on Tuesday. “Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations until 0900 hrs IST tomorrow resulting from adversarial climate situations”, mentioned the Chennai airport authority in a publish on ‘X’ on Monday.
Public life was severely affected in Chennai as heavy rains lashed a number of components of town. A number of areas, together with Wallajah Highway, Mount Highway, Anna Salai, Chepauk, outdoors Omandurar authorities multispecialty hospital and different low-lying areas, have been inundated resulting from persistent heavy rainfall. Chennai’s widespread Marina Seaside was flooded within the wake of the downpours whereas roads linking Mount Highway to Marina Seaside have been blocked resulting from extreme waterlogging. At the least 5 individuals died in Chennai resulting from rain-related incidents. Of them, two died resulting from electrocution and one individual died when a tree fell on them in Besant Nagar.
(With Inputs from Businesses)
