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

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.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD)announced that a depression over the west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal crossed the northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore.

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

Northeast Monsoon has been vigorous over North Tamilnadu with many places receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall for the last 48 hours.

The IMD has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as a depression over the Bay of Bengal moves towards the coast. Chennai, Nellore, and surrounding regions face potential flooding with strong winds disrupting normal life.

Monsoon depression brings heavy rains to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka; more rain expected in coming days.

According to a Met official, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at a few places in the state on Wednesday, along with extremely heavy rainfall in some isolated places

The depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during the past six hours and lay over the same region about 360 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu),

In the wake of this cyclonic storm, very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to lash parts of Tamil Nadu, South Andhra Pradesh and very heavy rainfall over Kerala & South Interior Karnataka today,