Due to high tidal waves, the sea was turbulent at Uppada in Kakinada. In some places, houses were damaged and trees and electric poles were uprooted.

A depression over the Bay of Bengal, as reported by the India Meteorological Department, is expected to hit the Chennai coast on October 17. The low-pressure system intensified and is predicted to cross the north Tamil Nadu-South Andhra Pradesh coasts,

The India Meteorological Department in its latest weather update has warned of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm in Tamil Nadu for the next few days. The depression over west central Bay of Bengal has moved closer to North Chennai and has weakened into a well-marked low pressure area,

Further, the weather system is likely to move west to northwestwards and weaken into a low pressure area in the next 12 hours

Subsequently, the depression has weakened into a well-marked low pressure area and lay over the South coastal Andhra Pradesh

Schools across Chennai and parts of Andhra Pradesh were closed on Wednesday due to incessant rainfall and IMD's warning.