The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 18 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today, the 9th November 2015 over southwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 11.6°N and longitude 80.3°E, about 60 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 150 km southeast of Chennai. It would move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu coast to the south of Puducherry, close to Cuddalore around noon of today, the 9th November.
Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (25 cm or more) would occur over north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during next 24 hours.
Rainfall at many places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls would occur over south Tamil Nadu, Rayalseema, south coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 24 hrs and over coastal & south interior Karnataka and Kerala during next 48 hours.
Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph would prevail along and off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of south Tamil Nadu coasts during next 24 hrs.
State of sea would be very rough along and off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of south Tamil Nadu coasts during next 24 hours.
Minor damage to banana trees and near coastal agriculture due to salt spray. Damage to ripe paddy crops. Some breaches in Kutcha road due to flooding. Minor damage to Kutcha embankments. Minor damage to loose / unsecured structures.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea along and off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of south Tamil Nadu coasts during next 24 hours.