Cyclone Michaung landfall today! IMD predicts imminent rainfall in 4 states. Check list here

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) anticipates the landfall of the severe cyclonic storm 'Michaung' on Tuesday. On Monday, numerous districts in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh will experience substantial rainfall.

Meanwhile, IMD further forecasted rainfall in neighbouring states. Also Read: Cyclone Michaung LIVE The Chennai Meteorological Centre has predicted that on Tuesday morning, ten districts in Tamil Nadu will experience moderate rainfall, accompanied by light thunderstorms and lightning.

“Light thunderstorms and lightning with moderate rain are very likely over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet and Vellore districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also very likely over isolated places in Tirupattur, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu," the Regional Centre stated in a release.

Also Read: Cyclone Michaung to make landfall on December 5: Top 10 updates you should know Furthermore, in a post on X, IMD wrote, “Severe Cyclonic Storm Michuang over Westcentral Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamilnadu coasts moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 07 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 0230 hours IST of 5 Dec 2023, about 20 km north-northeast of Nellore, 170 km north of Chennai, 150 km south of Bapatla and 210 km south-southwest of Machilipatnam." “As the system is nearly moving northwards close to the coast, some parts of the wall cloud region lie over land. Likely to move nearly northwards parallel and close to south Andhra Pradesh coast and cross south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam, close to Bapatla during the forenoon of 5th December as a Severe Cyclonic Storm," IMD tweeted.