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Alert: Cyclone Michaung Approaches – IMD Issues Warning For Coastal Andhra

A disturbance in the Southwest Bay of Bengal gained momentum. Projections indicate an intensification into a Cyclonic Storm by December 3

The India Meteorological Department sounded an alarm today as a disturbance in the Southwest Bay of Bengal gained momentum, edging west-northwestwards at 9 kmph over the last six hours. By 11 PM on December 1, the center of the depression was pinpointed at Latitude 10.3°N and Longitude 85.3°E, roughly 630 km east-southeast of Puducherry.

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The storm, labeled Michaung, positioned itself at 630 km east-southeast of Chennai, 740 km southeast of Nellore, 810 km southeast of Bapatla, and 800 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam, according to the latest IMD update. Projections indicate an intensification into a Cyclonic Storm by December 3, on a trajectory that takes it towards the south Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu coasts by December 4.

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Anticipated to make landfall between Nellore and Machilipatnam by December 5, Michaung is expected to carry sustained winds of 80-90 kmph, gusting up to 100 kmph.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin held discussions with district administration heads to strategize against the forecasted heavy rainfall. Precautionary measures, including evacuations, were stressed upon.

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The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has reviewed preparedness measures for ‘Michaung.’

The impending cyclonic storm prompted meteorological authorities to issue extensive rainfall warnings:

– North coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry expect light to moderate rainfall on December 2, escalating to heavy and extremely heavy downpours by December 3. December 4 and 5 will also witness varying degrees of rainfall.

– Coastal Andhra Pradesh braces for increasing rainfall from December 3 onwards, with heavy to extremely heavy downpours at isolated places till December 5.

– Odisha anticipates moderate rainfall on December 4, with heavy spells in specific regions, followed by isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall on December 5 in certain areas.”

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First published on: Dec 02, 2023 07:39 AM IST


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