Storm warning for TN, Puducherry

February 01, 2023 12:20

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a warning for the high-speed stormy winds in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and advised the fishermen to avoid venturing into coastal regions.

The IMD said that the sea conditions are also likely to be rough to very rough and issued a warning to the fishermen not to venture into the Southwest Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar, Comorin Area and along and off Sri Lanka and south Tamil Nadu and Karaikal coasts till February 2.

The advisory has been issued in the wake of the formation of the depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal (BoB), which is very likely to move west-southwestwards and would cross Sri Lanka during the afternoon.

"Depression over Southwest BoB lay centered at 0530 IST over the same region about 160 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) and 420 km southeast of Karaikal (India). Very likely to move west-southwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast during afternoon of today," the IMD tweeted.

The weather forecast agency has also warned for light/moderate rainfall at many places over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for Wednesday and Thursday. -- ANI

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