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

According to the NDRF, the teams will be deployed in Karaikal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai districts.

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 warns that a deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to strengthen into a cyclonic storm within 24 hours, potentially impacting Tamil Nadu’s coast. Authorities urge readiness and caution as the system develops.

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,

Tamil Nadu braces for cyclonic storm as rains lash several parts, NDRF teams deployed, relief measures in place.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin held a high-level review meeting as the MET department predicted a cyclonic storm. Relief centres, medical teams, and NDRF units are in place for Delta districts.

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 of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, and moving towards the Tamil Nadu coast.

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.