Tamil Nadu is bracing for a deep depression that could intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 27, bringing heavy to very heavy rainfall in coming days. While the NDRF, SDRF teams have been deployed in several districts,

Chennai: Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall for three more days in the state, starting November 27, when the deep depression is likely to become a cyclonic storm.

Chennai and nearby districts received rainfall on Tuesday, which was mild to moderate in many areas and heavy in a few places.

The deep depression is set to bring significant rainfall to coastal districts like Nagai, Karaikal, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, and Ramanathapuram. These areas are likely to bear the brunt of the weather system. The storm’s proximity is expected to bring intense rainfall to the Delta region, which could result in localized flooding and waterlogging.

India Meteorological Department said the depression over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression.

Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department said the depression over Bay of Bengal has formed into a deep depression and it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 27.

The IMD's chennai weather department has issued a red alert for Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Thiruvarur, and Nagapattinam.

A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is intensifying and expected to become a cyclonic storm, named Fengal, by November 27. It's currently southeast

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Tamil Nadu has been receiving intense rainfall, especially in Chennai city and nearby districts. As per the IMD, a depression over the Bay of Bengal may increase in severity to a 'deep depression' in the following 12 hours.