The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the Deep Depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclonic Storm Fengal at 2:30 p.m. IST on Wednesday, November 29. The cyclone is predicted to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to the affected regions as it makes landfall.

The deep depression will be named Cyclone Fengal if it turns into a cyclonic storm before making landfall. However, the Met department official says weather patterns show it is weakening.

The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is stationary, located about 100 km east-northeast of Trincomalee. It is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm past midnight on Thursday. The situation is being closely monitored as it develops.

The cyclonic storm “Fengal” hovering over Bay of Bengal is likely to make landfall over Puducherry today afternoon, the India Meteorological Department said. The weather department has forecast extremely heavy rainfall in parts of north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry today.

Cyclone Fengal, pronounced "Feinjal," is set to make landfall along the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram near Puducherry this afternoon, with wind speeds of 70-80 kmph, gusting to 90 kmph,

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The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclone Fengal, bringing heavy rain to parts of Rayalaseema and south coastal An