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.

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.

A deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is forecasted to develop into a cyclone by Wednesday. It will likely move towards Tamil Nadu, while closely missing the Sri Lankan coast, according to the India Meteorological Department.

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.

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.

A deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone by Wednesday and move towards Tamil Nadu

Heavy rainfall led to waterlogging in various parts of Chennai city on November 26. Streets and roads were flooded with muddy water following heavy rainfall. India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in Chennai from November 27 to 29.

According to reports, the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert due to extremely heavy rainfall expected in three central districts today, November 26, 2024 and two districts on November 27,

The IMD's chennai weather department has issued a red alert for Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Thiruvarur, and Nagapattinam.