Cyclonic storm 'Vardah' to strike Chennai with wind speeds of 40-50 kph

A severe cyclonic storm 'Vardah', presently over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to make landfall near Chennai and the coastal states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are bracing up to deal with it. The storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall in coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, and southern Andhra Pradesh.
The wind speeds would be in the region of 40-50 kph and squally winds coupled with very rough sea conditions are expected along and off Andhra Pradesh, north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts.
This has been reported in deccanherald.com dated 11 December 2016.

Warnings have been issued urging fishermen in Tamil Nadu, Puduchery and Andhra Pradesh coasts to keep away from the seas for the next 48 hours. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has deployed its teams in Tamil Nadu on account of the cyclonic storm.
It may be recalled that Cyclone Nada had made a landfall near Chennai in the first week of December. It brought with it much-needed showers in Tamil Nadu which had witnessed a below normal Southwest Monsoon as well as Northeast Monsoon. These usually brings rains to some parts of southern India, especially Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.


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