Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh coastal districts prepare for Cyclone Michaung: All you need to know

Enhanced rainfall, squally winds and rough sea conditions will prevail over the southwest Bay of Bengal during the next four days, the Met department said.

Here is all you need to know about the Cyclone Michaung:

1. 01

   When is the cyclonic storm expected to develop?

   A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Friday and is likely to become a cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Michaung, on December 3 (Sunday), according to the IMD.

2. 02

   When is Cyclone Michaung making landfall in India?

   Cyclone Michaung is expected to cross India's eastern coast between Machilipatnam in south Andhra Pradesh and Chennai in north Tamil Nadu on the evening of December 4 (Monday), the IMD said.

3. 03

   What is the situation like on Friday and Saturday?

   At 5:30 am on Friday, the system lay centred over the sea about 800 km away from Chennai, 970 km from Machilipatnam, 990 km from Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh and 790 km away from Puducherry.
   It is likely to continue to move towards the west and northwest, and intensify into a deep depression by December 2, according to the IMD.

4. 04

   Will it affect other states in the eastern coast?

   No. Cyclone Michaung is not likely to have any impact on Odisha, an official at the Special Relief Commissioner's Office in Bhubaneswar told news agency PTI.

5. 05

   Is there an alert in place?

   Yes. An ‘orange’ alert has been issued over Tamil Nadu, as well as coastal and interior Andhra Pradesh for Sunday and Monday by the IMD.

6. 06

   What effect is this going to have on local weather?

   Enhanced rainfall, squally winds and rough sea conditions will prevail over the southwest Bay of Bengal during the next four days, the IMD said.