The deep  depression  in the southwest  Bay of Bengal  is strengthening and creating storm “Michaung”  

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 It is likely to continue  moving northwest, gaining  further  strength  and  reaching the west-central  Bay  of  Bengal  in southern  Andhra Pradesh and  neighboring  north  coast  Tamil Nadu  by Monday  morning.  

 CHENNAI:  Deep  depression  in southwestern  Bay of Bengal has intensified into  cyclonic storm  ‘Michaung’.

 According to the Regional Meteorological Department,  a deep depression over  the  southwest  Bay of Bengal  has been moving northwest at  a speed of 5  km/h over  the past six hours,  intensifying  into a cyclonic storm and  gathering  at  05:30  IST  on  Sunday,  in  the same  area. ,  about 310 km southeast of Chennai. 

 It is likely to continue  moving northwest, gaining  further  strength  and  reaching the west-central  Bay  of  Bengal  in southern  Andhra Pradesh and  neighboring  north  coast Tamil Nadu  by Monday  morning.  

  It will then  move  almost northwards,  almost parallel and close to the south  coast of  Andhra Pradesh  and cross the  south coast of  Andhra Pradesh  between Nellore and Machilipatnam during the  morning  of  December  5 (Tuesday) in the form of  a  tornado  with  strong winds,  maximum sustained wind speed of 80-90  km/h, gusts up  to 100  km/h.  

 From  8.30  am on Saturday to  5.30  am on Sunday,  Meenambakkam observatory  in Chennai  recorded 7.1 cm of  rain  while Nungambakkam recorded 5.8 cm of  rain. So far, the  city  has not  recorded  major  congestion  in the  central area  and  company  officials have cleared  subway  traffic. 

 Municipal Administration Minister KN Nehru inspected areas near the  mouth of the  Adyar  river,  including Parangusapuram Street in Kodambakkam.  

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