In this article, we will talk about Cyclone Michaung. India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Science of the Government of India. Reportedly, IMD announced on Sunday, 3 December 2023 that the deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal has ultimately strengthened into the Cyclonic Storm Michaung. The cyclone is anticipated to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on 5 December 2023 while prompting rain in diverse areas of the nation. Currently, this news has been gaining massive attention from the people as they are super curious to know about the whole information about the news. In this article, we will give you complete information about the news.
In the new update of the X platform), IMD has announced that the serious Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal finally strengthened into Cyclonic storm Michaung at 5:30 am Sunday. The weather forecaster has written, “Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal boosted into a Cyclonic Storm MICHAUNG 0530 hrs IST 3rd December over the same area about 30 km east southeast of Puducherry, 440 km southeast of Nellore, 550 km south-southeast and 310 km southeast of Chennai of Machiliptnam.” Swipe up the next page for more information about the news.
IMD has given a rainfall alert for four districts in Tamil Nadu in connection to Cyclone Michaung. The weatherman has indicated heavy rain in isolated areas in Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts in the next 24 hours. IMD also predicated medium showers with light thunderstorms and lightning at multiple locations in these districts.
Cyclone Michaung has been anticipated to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore on 5 December 2023 with a supported wind speed of 80-90 kmph, gusting to 100 kmph.
In an interaction with news agency ANI, IMD Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre MD Sunanda described ANI ” The profound depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal transferred west northwestwards with a speed of 18 kmph during the past 6 hours and lay centred on 2 December over the same region near Latitude 10.6°N and Longitude 83.6°E.
IMD has cautioned fishermen not to venture into the sea due to harsh sea situations. Because of the warning, over 5,000 fishermen did not go fishing and approximately 1,000 boats were docked at Pulicat Lake in Tiruvallur.
In its new bulletin, IMD has alerted fishermen to not venture into the southeast Bay of Bengal on 2 December 2023, southwest Bay of Bengal, and along and off the north Tamil Nadu Puducherry Coasts from 2nd to 4th December 2023. Stay tuned to us for more updates.