The weather forecast department realized its strength only by Sunday afternoon when the skies got cloudy and windy. The very severe Cyclone storm Vardah is presently over west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal around 86 km east-northeast of Chennai and is expected to hit North of Chennai anytime now.

Cyclone Vardah struck coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

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Turning from 'very severe' to 'severe', Cyclone Vardah has breached Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Chennai: Rail and flight services were affected in Chennai by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said. While the natural disaster is bringing trouble to the residents in affected areas … Around 25 incoming flights, including those from international destinations, were diverted to the nearby Hyderabad and Bangalore airports due to strong winds and poor visibility, airport officials said. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to affect the Saurashtra Peninsula of northwestern India since the 1998 Gujarat cyclone. Rail and flight services here were affected by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said. Cyclone Vardah howled through Chennai between 2:20pm and 4:30pm on Monday, killing at least 10 people and maiming the city. Chennai was unaware, to put it rightly, unprepared for such an intense cyclone. Rail and flight services in Chennai were affected by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said.

The wind speed at present is 80-100 kmph and as the cyclone nears Chennai , it is expected to increase and winds may gust up to 120 kmph.

India News: Cyclone Vardah: A cyclonic landfall is something that the Met department warns about hours in advance, so residents in affected areas can use this tim English हिन्दी PTI Photo Rail and flight services here were affected by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said. Cyclone 'Vardah' weakens into a low pressure: Met Office 13 Dec, 2016, 09.27 PM IST. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gaja was the sixth named cyclone of the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, after Cyclones Sagar, Mekunu, Daye, Luban, and Titli.Forming on November 5 as a low pressure system over the Gulf of Thailand, the system crossed through Southern Thailand and the Malay Peninsula and eventually crossed into the Andaman Sea.The weak system intensified into a … About 10,000 electric poles fell and 100 transformers got damaged when the cyclone hit Tamil Nadu, causing around 50 percent of the affected areas to remain in darkness. Stay with TOI for more updates on Vardah cyclone. In its forecast for the next 24 hours, the Met office said rainfall may occur over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of south interior Karnataka and North Kerala. Gaja Cyclone and Its Affected Areas ... Pradeep John, an autonomous climate forecaster, made exact expectations amid the Chennai surges of 2015 and 2016 Vardah cyclone. Cyclone Vardah struck coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh The cyclone severely damaged the public and private property including communication lines, … The weather forecast department realized its strength only by Sunday afternoon when the skies got cloudy and windy. A day after cyclone vardah Disaster, barreled through Tamilnadu, coastal panchayats Kanchipuram,Chennai&Thiruvallur districts presented a sure of devastation with 43 people killed,50,000 of uprooted trees besides low lying coastal areas reporting heavily water logged. In 2012, he made his Facebook page that had under 1,000 devotees until the November – December Chennai surges of 2015. In its forecast for the next 24 hours, the Met office said rainfall may occur over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of south interior Karnataka and North Kerala. The Cyclone 'Amphan' has turned into an extremely severe storm and is likely to move across the northeast Bay of Bengal, and cross the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Digha and the Hatia island on May 20.

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