Heavy rains are likely to continue over Chennai and its neighbourhood until Tuesday (December 5, 2023) morning, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Cyclone Michaung intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Monday and now lies centered over west-central and southwest Bay of Bengal, about 90 km east-northeast of Chennai, 170 km southeast of Nellore, 200 km northeast of Puducherry, 300 km south-southeast of Bapatla and 320 km south of Machilipatnam.
It is likely to move northwards almost parallel and close to the south Andhra Pradesh coast and cross the south AP coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam, close to Bapatla during the forenoon of December 5 as a severe cyclonic storm, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.
