Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated Extremely heavy falls very likely over south Tamilnadu and south Kerala

New Delhi: According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):

Latest satellite and Ship observations indicate that the well marked low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal &neighbourhood concentrated into a Depression and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of 30^th November 2020 over southeast Bay of Bengal about 750 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) and 1150 km east-southeast of Kanyakumari (India). It is very likely to intensify further into a Deep Depression during next 24 hours. It is also likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast around evening of 2^nd December. It is very like to move nearly westwards thereafter and emerge into Comorin area on3^rd December morning.Forecast track and intensity are given below:

Date/Time(IST)	Position (Lat. ⁰N/ long. ⁰E)	Maximum sustained surface wind speed (Kmph)	Category of cyclonic disturbance
30.11.20/0530	7.5/88.0	40-50 gusting to 60	Depression
30.11.20/1730	7.7/87.0	50-60 gusting to 70	Deep Depression
01.12.20/0530	7.9/86.1	60-70 gusting to 80	Cyclonic Storm
01.12.20/1730	8.1/84.8	65-75 gusting to 85	Cyclonic Storm
02.12.20/0530	8.3/83.1	70-80 gusting to 90	Cyclonic Storm
02.12.20/1730	8.5/81.5	70-80 gusting to 90	Cyclonic Storm
03.12.20/0530	8.5/80.2	60-70 gusting to 80	Cyclonic Storm

Warnings:

(i) Rainfall

Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated Extremely heavy falls very likely over south Tamilnaduand south Keralaon 2nd December, 2020 and Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over these regions on 1^st, 3^rd and 4^th December 2020.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall at Isolated places very likely over north Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Mahe&Kariakal and north Kerala during 2^nd and 3^rd December, 2020 and isolated heavy rainfall during 1^st and 4^th December.
Heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh during 2^nd& 03^rdDecember and over Lakshadweep during 03^rd and 4th December, 2020.