The late-night warning by IMD also mentioned that Cyclone Burevi is very likely to hit Sri Lanka on 2 December and Tamil Nadu on 4 December. This is the second cyclone that has been predicted to hit the state, last week’s being Cyclone Nivar, which battered the southern state.
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told NDTV that Burevi will not be as intense as Nivar. According to the IMD, the deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Burevi at 5:30 pm on Tuesday.
Sea conditions are very rough to high over the southwest Bay of Bengal, and along and off east Sri Lanka coast. The same will continue till the night of 2 December and gradually improve thereafter, the IMD statement mentioned.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in isolated places over Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram districts on Wednesday and Thursday, reported New Indian Express.
In view of the intensifying depression, The National Crisis…