Depression triggers heavy rains in Chennai
Pti, Chennai
The metropolis in India was battered by heavy rains for nearly three hours on Friday as the deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining west Bay weakened into a depression and lay 250-kms east-southeast off Chennai.The depression was likely to move in a west-northwesterly direction and cross the coast between Chennai and Ongole in Andhra Pradesh on Friday night, Area Cyclone Warning Centre Director SR Ramanan told reporters in Chennai. Under the influence of the depression, widespread rains are likely over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and parts of south interior Tamil Nadu on Friday, he said. Isolated heavy to very heavy rains were also forecast in one or two places over north Tamil Nadu coast. Winds with speeds reaching 50-60 kms were likely to be experienced in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu during the period. The sea was likely to be rough and fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea. Cautionary signals have been hoisted at the Ennore and Chennai ports, he added. On Wednesday and Thursday, the cyclonic storm, which was located 400-kms east northeast of Chennai had remained stationary, but weakened Thursday night as a deep depression.
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