Tamil Nadu braces for cyclonic storm Burevi

Cyclone Burevi is expected to make landfall between Pamban and Kanniyakumari on the Tamil Nadu coast on Thursday or early on Friday. IMD says strong winds at speeds of 80 kmph will accompany the storm.

Chennai: People of Tamil Nadu braces for cyclonic storm Burevi as it very close to Tamil Nadu coast. As per the Indian Meteorological Department bulletin published on Thursday, the cyclone is likely to move nearly west-northwestwards and emerge into Gulf of Mannar during the next three hours.

In adherence to the warning issued by the IMD, fishing is totally suspended in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on December 3 and December 4. It is also suspended in Lakshadweep and Maldives on December 5.

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, has also issued high wave alert along the coast of Northern Tamil Nadu from Point Calimer to Pulicat and Southern Tamil Nadu from Kolachal to Dhanushkodi and south Andhra Pradesh from Machilipatnam to Dugarajapatnam.

"The Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph would be centred very close to Pamban around noon of December 3. It would then move nearly west-southwestwards across Pamban area by afternoon and cross south Tamilnadu coast between Pamban and Kanniyakumari during December 3 night and December 4 early morning as a cyclonic storm with wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 mph," as per the statement in IMD bulletin.

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"Thus its impact on south Tamilnadu coastal districts is very likely to commence from December 3 forenoon initially over Ramanathapuram district and gradually towards Kanniyakumari district," according to the bulletin.

IMD also stated gale wind speed reaching 70-80 Kmph gusting to 90 Kmph is likely over Gulf of Mannar, Comorin area and South Tamil Nadu coast.

Regarding Kerala, squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 Kmph gusting to 65 Kmph is likely over south Kerala coast is predicted and it is expected to increase to 70-80 Kmph gusting to 90 Kmph from December 3. Squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 Kmph gusting to 65 Kmph is likely over Lakshadweep-Maldives area and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea. In Lakshadweep and Maldives squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 Kmph gusting to 65 Kmph is expected on December 5.