Cyclone ‘Senyar’: IMD sounds heavy rainfall alert for several TN districts; key points

CHENNAI: Several northbound and delta districts of Tamil Nadu are bracing for dense to precise dense rainfall arsenic the season’s 2nd cyclonic tempest is expected to make implicit the Bay of Bengal by November 27.

Once formed, the strategy volition beryllium named Cyclone Senyar, a sanction fixed by the UAE meaning lion.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of highly bedewed conditions crossed the authorities implicit the adjacent two-three days. Very dense rainfall of 12–20cm is apt successful 3 delta districts connected November 28, 7 districts including Chennai connected November 29, and Tiruvallur connected November 30.In presumption of the worsening weather, authorities successful Rameswaram person declared a vacation for schools connected Wednesday.

IMD officials said the duplicate upwind systems — Cyclone Senyar implicit the Strait of Malacca and a well-marked low-pressure country implicit the southwest Bay of Bengal — volition power rainfall strength and question successful the coming days.

* Cyclone Senyar forms implicit the Strait of Malacca and adjoining Northeast Indonesia aft intensifying from a heavy depression; centered astatine 5.0°N, 98.0°E astatine 5:30 americium connected Nov 26.* The cyclone is 100km eastbound of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 260km WSW of George Town (Malaysia), 600km ESE of Nancowry, and 740km SE of Car Nicobar.

* It volition support cyclonic tempest strength for 24 hours, transverse the Indonesia seashore contiguous (Nov 26), past determination west-southwest earlier recurving eastwards implicit the adjacent 48 hours.* A well-marked low-pressure country persists implicit the southwest Bay of Bengal, Southeast Sri Lanka & Equatorial Indian Ocean, apt to intensify into a slump wrong 24 hours.* IMD forecasts enactment of a cyclonic tempest successful the Bay of Bengal by Nov 27, expected to heighten rainfall implicit Tamil Nadu.Heavy rainfall warning* Nov 28: Heavy to precise dense rainfall successful 3 delta districts* Nov 29: Very dense rainfall successful 7 districts, including Chennai* Nov 30: Warning for Tiruvallur* Schools unopen successful Rameswaram connected Wednesday owed to persistent rain.* Authorities impulse residents successful susceptible coastal regions to enactment updated connected upwind advisories.