Summary:
It is very likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours move west-northwestwards for next 12 hours and then northwestwards. Met office has issued Red alert for Tamilnadu Puducherry and Karaikal for tomorrow and yellow alert for today and for Thursday and Friday. Squally wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph has been prevailing along and off Tamilnadu Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coast and over Gulf of Mannar. Heavy downpourIncessant rains lashed Chennai suburbs and the delta districts of the State in view of the weather system. Chennai readyThe Greater Chennai Corporation has set up relief centres at 75 locations across the city to house people evacuated from low lying areas in view of the cyclonic storm..