Cyclone Fani To Intensify, Rain Likely In Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone Fani, that has been picking up quality in the south-east Bay of Bengal, is probably going to increase into an extremely serious cyclonic tempest in the following 24 hours, the climate division said on Sunday. It is probably going to convey light to direct rain crosswise over Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh throughout the following two days.

The cyclone is moving north-west at a speed of 16 km for each hour and is probably going to re-bend in the north-east course after April 30, the climate office included.

Cyclone Fani was 1,050 km southeast of Chennai and 1,230 km far from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the Met office had tweeted at an opportune time Sunday.

The Regional Meteorological Center in Chennai has anyway said that there is no cyclone danger to Tamil Nadu. "There is zero chance of Fani crossing the Tamil Nadu coast," Director of Area Cyclone Warning Center S Balachandran was cited as saying by news office PTI.

The cyclone may heighten and bring overwhelming precipitation to beachfront Odisha by May 3. The state government has asked region officers and divisions to remain watchful and play it safe. They have been told to check all cyclone/flood asylums and correspondence frameworks announced.

"Beach front territories may encounter some windy breezes achieving 70 kmph, over the North of Sri Lanka coast. Notwithstanding, no peril is required to the district starting at now," private climate anticipating office Skymet tweeted.

Coastal areas may experience some gusty winds reaching 70 kmph, over the North of #SriLanka coast. The fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea during the next few days. However, no damage is expected to the region as of now. https://t.co/LWXKW1bUq2 #CycloneFani
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) April 28, 2019

Wind speed is probably going to escalate and achieve about 175 km for every hour over south-west and the west-focal Bay of Bengal off Puducherry and South Andhra Pradesh in the following three days. The climate division has additionally cautioned of unpleasant ocean conditions in Tami Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha and has asked anglers to not wander out.