Severe Cyclone Vardah has further intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. The system is seen over west central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal, near latitude 13.3°N and longitude 84.7°E. It is about 520 km east-southeast of Nellore, 490 km east-southeast of Machilipatnam and 480 km east-northeast of Chennai.
Vardah has now reached its maximum strength and it is expected to move in west-southwest direction. The landfall of cyclone is expected on December 12 during afternoon, close to Chennai.
01 NDRF team permanently deployed in #Chennai.#cyclonevardah
— NDMA India (@ndmaindia) December 11, 2016
In wake of this, we can expect good rains to begin over North Tamil Nadu from the night of December 11. Districts such as Chennai, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Kanchipuram and Puducherry will witness light to moderate rains with one or two heavy spells.
From the morning of December 12, the intensity of rains will increase over these districts and strong winds gusting at a speed of 70-80 km/hr will blow over the area by noon.
Moderate to heavy with extremely heavy falls at one or two places are likely over Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram and Cuddalore districts. However the intensity of rain will be less over the interior districts in comparison to the coastal region.
The coastal areas of Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram are expected to witness the maximum fury of the cyclone. In fact, low-lying areas near coastal region may get inundated with water as the storm surge of 5-7 feet is possible over North Tamil Nadu coast.
#CycloneVardah Control Room Andhra Pradesh-0866-2488000
Control Room Tamil Nadu-044-28593990— NDMA India (@ndmaindia) December 11, 2016
NDRF teams deployed in #TamilNadu; 05 teams from 04th Bn NDRF consisting of 38 rescuers in each team.@NDRFHQ #cyclonevardah
— NDMA India (@ndmaindia) December 11, 2016
For the same, precautionary measures must be taken to safeguard life and property over these districts.
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