Cyclone Laila intensified in the Bay of Bengal about 700 km south east of Chennai. Coastal areas of North Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are expected to witness heavy rain and very strong winds.
It is more moving than 20km/hr. There will be scattered rain fall over Chennai, Guddalur, Kanchipuram, Thiruvalluvar districts. Meteorological department has issued a cyclone warning to ports and fishermen not to venture in to the sea.Heavy rains are likely to lash coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu during the next two days
Cyclones gain their winds from heat rising from ocean waters. The warm water of Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are conducive for cyclones.
“Latest satellite images and radar observation indicate that cyclonic storm ‘Laila’ lies centred at about 400 km east of Chennai. This system is likely to intensify further and move in a west northwesterly direction and cross the Andhra coast between Ongole and Vishakapatnam in the early hours of Thursday,” Met officials said.
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