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CHENNAI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert as cyclonic storm Ditwah over the southwest Bay of Bengal moved northwards at seven kmph, posing a severe threat to northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts.At 8:30 PM IST, the storm was centred near latitude 10.5°N and longitude 80.6°E, approximately…
Cyclone Ditwah triggers rainfall, strong winds and high tides India is on high alert as Cyclone Ditwah continues to move north-northwest over the southwest Bay of Bengal and is expected to reach close to the North Tamil Nadu–Puducherry–South Andhra Pradesh coast by early November 30, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency has…
India braces for cyclone that left over 80 dead in Lanka CHENNAI/VISAKHAPATNAM: The slow-moving cyclonic storm Ditwah on Friday brought rainfall to south Tamil Nadu, while the northern parts, including Chennai, brace for intense showers later this weekend.The storm crawled across Sri Lanka, covering only about 70 km in 15 hours with its speed dropping…
CHENNAI: The Delta regions continued to witness heavy rainfall, while Chennai remained cloudy with intermittent showers in some parts as Cyclone Ditwah moved as forecast in the Bay of Bengal towards the East Coast. As of 5.30am, the cyclone was located 400 km south of Chennai, 300 km south-southwest of Puducherry, and 190 km from…
CHENNAI: The city braces for the much-delayed heavy rainfall as Cyclone Ditwah, which formed over the Bay on Thursday, may move towards the north Tamil Nadu coast in two days. India Meteorological Department has upgraded alerts from orange to red (extremely heavy rain of more than 20cm in 24 hours) for delta and a few…
Tamil Nadu braces for heavy rains as Cyclone Senyar is set to form over the Bay of Bengal CHENNAI: Several north and delta districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, are bracing for heavy to very heavy rainfall as the season’s second cyclonic storm is expected to develop over the Bay of Bengal by November 27….
As India moves deeper into the post-monsoon transition, the first week of November is expected to bring a mix of widespread rain, thunderstorms, and early winter signals. According to the latest bulletin of India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall will continue across the eastern, central, and western regions in the initial days of November before gradually…
NEW DELHI: Nights in November are likely to be less cold than usual across most of the country, except in parts of northwest India, while day temps are expected to remain “normal to below normal”, making the month pleasant over large parts of India, according to IMD’s monthly forecast released on Friday.Data shows that October…
As per the latest update on IMD’s official post on X, Cyclone Montha [pronounced Mon-Tha], which had intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the Bay of Bengal earlier this week, has now weakened into a Cyclonic Storm after making landfall over the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),…
Andhra Pradesh is gearing up for the impact of Cyclone Montha, a severe cyclonic storm currently forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal. The cyclone is expected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada on the evening or night of October 28, 2025. According to IMD, the approaching storm could bring extremely heavy…
