Cyclone Vardah is very likely to cross north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts, close to Chennai as a cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph by Monday afternoon. (File Photo)
The name of severe cyclonic storm Vardah, which at present lays over the Bay of Bengal, has been given by Pakistan.
‘Vardah’, which means ‘red rose’, is expected to hit northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh by Monday afternoon.
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By the time it makes landfall, its intensity is expected to reduce considerably.
Name of cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region are decided by member countries — India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Maldives and Oman. The last cyclone that hit Chennai was ‘Nada’, a name suggested by Oman.
