CHENNAI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe weather warning for Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, and Karaikal, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall over the coming days. The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours.

A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone, bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal. Schools and colleges in Nagapattinam district are closed tomorrow due to the heavy rain warning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning that a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into Cyclone Fengal by 27 November. The depression, located 770 km south-southeast of Chennai,

Rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam as deep depression forms over southwest Bay of Bengal on7. District administration announced holiday for schools and colleges in several regions in view of continuous rainfall.

Amid forecast of heavy torrential rainfall due to Cyclone Fengal, authorities have decided to close schools and colleges in Chennai, Chengalpet and Kancheepuram, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai,

Chennai's RMC reported that a deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal could become a cyclonic storm. Heavy rains have prompted holidays for schools in Tamil Nadu districts and Puducherry on November 27.