Cyclone Fengal is likely to continue to move northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram close to Puducherry during the afternoon hours of Nov. 30.

The cyclone is predicted to intensify over the next 48 hours, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and a risk of flooding to the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

CHENNAI: The weather system over the southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone (named Fengal; pronounced Feinjal) at 2.

IMD predicts the depression moving northwest to cross north TN-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram by November 30.

Cyclone Fengal is set to intensify within the next 24 hours, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Schools in Tamil Nadu have been closed, and authorities are on

Cyclone Fengal will likely become a cyclonic storm, causing heavy to moderate rains in Tamil Nadu. Schools in 11 districts, including Chennai and Puducherry, will be shut on November 29 and November 30.

Cyclone Fengal is set to make landfall near Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, prompting high alerts, school closures, and disaster preparedness to minimize its impact.

The Puducherry government announced closures for November 29 and 30, affecting both government and privately managed institutions.

The cyclone is predicted to intensify over the next 48 hours, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and a risk of flooding to the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

Schools and colleges in some parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry remained closed today as heavy rains were forecast due to the impact of Cyclone Fengal brewing over the Bay of Bengal.