Cyclone Laila Moves Closer to Andhra, Tamil Nadu

Heavy rain will probably whip the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu during the next two days as a cyclone "Laila", which further intensified and was centered in the Bay of Bengal about 400 km east of Chennai, is expected to cross Andhra coast on Thursday.
"Recent satellite images and radar observations suggest that the cyclonic storm Laila" was centered about 400 km east of Chennai. This system is likely to intensify further and move in a west northwesterly direction and cross Andhra coast between Ongole and Vishakapatnam in the early hours of Thursday, "said Met officers.

They said heavy scattered and isolated very heavy rainfall will occur over coastal Andhra Pradesh and isolated heavy rain can also occur over North Coastal Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry from Wednesday evening.

According to them, achieve strong winds with speeds of 65-75 km / h were likely to start along the Andhra coast by Wednesday evening. Showery weather with wind speeds reaching 50-60 km / h can start along the northern Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry coast from Wednesday evening.

Fishermen have been warned not to venture into the sea as strong winds from a southwesterly direction toWesterly speeds reaching 45-55 km / h was probably of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry coast.