Updates on Cyclone Fengal in real time: Cyclone Fengal causes rain in Chennai and a red alert throughout Tamil Nadu

Cyclone Fengal Live Updates: Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore districts, and Puducherry are expected to experience heavy to extremely high rainfall.

'Feinjal', or Cyclone Fengal, is expected to reach land this afternoon. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the cyclonic storm (Cyclone Fengal), which is brewing in the Bay of Bengal, will move across the Tamil Nadu coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram at 70–80 km/h with gusts of up to 90 kmph. Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore districts, and Puducherry are all expected to see heavy to extremely severe rainfall.

Here are the latest updates on Cyclone Fengal: Dr. S. Balachandran, the Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre of Chennai, stated on Friday that the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu will be more affected by the storm, which is expected to make landfall this evening. "Most coastal districts, the crossing point is between Karaikal to Mahabalipuram near Puducherry, so, all along the coastal districts, the impact will be more." "There will be wind and rainfall. Today the wind speed was 50-60 kmph and gusting to 70 kmph. At one to two, there will be extremely heavy rainfall, while at many places it will be scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall," he told ANI.

"Cyclonic Storm "FENGAL" over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, approximately 210 kilometers southeast of Chennai, at latitudes 11.8°N and longitudes 81.7°E. will proceed west-northwest and traverse the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry beaches between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram near Puducherry as a cyclonic storm on the afternoon of November 30th, with winds of 70–80 kmph with gusts up to 90 kmph." Updated IMD at 2:30 a.m.

Throughout the next 18 to 24 hours, many locations in Ariyalur, Chennai, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Karaikal, Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Puducherry, Pudukkottai, Salem, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, and Viluppuram will continue to experience sporadic periods of heavy to extremely heavy rain and thundershower with squally winds of roughly 60 to 70 kmph.

Cyclone Fengal Live: Orange Alert in Vellore and Ranipet, Red Alert in Chennai

In addition to Puducherry, Tamil Nadu's districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore have also been placed under red alert. Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, and Karaikal districts are all under an orange warning.

Cyclone Fengal Live: Chennai and Puducherry Are Expected to See Significant Rainfall

According to the IMD, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Villuppuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore districts, and Puducherry will experience isolated heavy to very heavy rain. Isolated areas over the districts of Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, and Karaikal are anticipated to see heavy to extremely severe rainfall.