Cyclone Fengal crosses north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, expected to weaken into deep depression

Chennai: Cyclonic Storm Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts one day of the early hours of Sunday morning and will possibly be going to continue moving west-southwestward, weakening into a deep depression contained within the next couple of hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. As per the IMD, the cyclone crossed the coast near Puducherry between 10:30 pm and Eleven:30 pm IST, with wind speeds of 70-80 kmph gusting up to Ninety kmph.

Sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), India Meteorological Department (IMD) wrote, “The Cyclonic Storm FENGAL crossed North Tamil Nadu & Puducherry coasts near latitude 12.05°N and longitude seventy 9.9°E, on the subject of Puducherry, between 2230 hrs IST and 2330 hrs IST the day ahead of this, the thirtieth November as a cyclonic storm with wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to Ninety kmph.”

“It lay centred at 2330 hours IST the day ahead of this, the thirtieth of November over north coastal Tamilnadu & Puducherry near latitude 12.Zero°N and longitude seventy 9.8°E, on the subject of Puducherry. Which is going to continue to move west-southwestwards slowly and weaken gradually into a deep depression one day of the next three hours,” IMD wrote on X.

HOURLY UPDATE ON CYCLONIC STORM “FENGAL”

The Cyclonic Storm “FENGAL” [pronounced as FEINJAL] over north coastal Tamilnadu & Puducherry remained practically stationary one day of past 1 hour and lay centered at 0030 hrs IST of as of late, the 01st December 2024 over the same region near… p.c.twitter.com/fjJRQOaKyf

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 30, 2024

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reviewed the state’s preparedness and precautionary measures in light of the cyclone threat. He visited the Chennai State Operation Center, joined by state ministers KN Nehru and KKSSR Ramachandran.

Through video conferencing, the Chief Minister engaged with District Collectors from Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and other districts to assess on-ground conditions. He assured the final word public of the federal government’s vigilant monitoring and proactive measures. Talking to the media, CM Stalin emphasized that the federal government has been conducting regular inspections and implementing strategies to attenuate the cyclone’s impact.

Earlier IMD in a post said, “The Cyclonic Storm ‘FENGAL’ [pronounced as FEINJAL] over the southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-southwestwards at a speed of 7 kmph one day of the last six hours and was once centred at 1730 IST as of late, November 30, 2024, over the southwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Tamil Nadu coast near latitude 12.2°N and longitude 80.three°E. It was once located approximately forty km from the coast, 50 km south-southeast of Mahabalipuram, 60 km east-northeast of Puducherry, and Ninety km south of Chennai.”

HOURLY UPDATE ON CYCLONIC STORM “FENGAL”

The Cyclonic Storm “FENGAL” [pronounced as FEINJAL] over north coastal Tamilnadu & Puducherry remained practically stationary one day of past 1 hour and lay centered at 0030 hrs IST of as of late, the 01st December 2024 over the same region near… p.c.twitter.com/fjJRQOaKyf

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 30, 2024

Authorities in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu assessed the location and enforced precautionary measures based on Cyclone Fengal. Puducherry District Collector A. Kulothungan confirmed that the district administration had undertaken comprehensive preparations to regulate the cyclone’s impact. While speaking to news agency ANI, Puducherry District Collector A. Kulothungan said, “The district administration has made elaborate arrangements to regulate the impact of Cyclone Fengal. Furthermore, he stated, “The war room is operational, and relief centres have been established with all necessary arrangements in place. Warning messages have been disseminated, and approximately four,000 government officials are on duty.”