As severe waves brought a buoy ashore at Chennai's Marina Beach on Wednesday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed that a deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a cyclone.

The deep depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into Cyclone Fengal on Wednesday near the Tamil Nadu coast. A red alert has been issued in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

Cyclone Fengal, intensifying in the Bay of Bengal, threatens Tamil Nadu, prompting high alert. Heavy rains lash the Cauvery delta, damaging crops and

Rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam as deep depression forms over southwest Bay of Bengal on November 27. District administration announced holiday for schools and colleges in several regions in view of continuous rainfall.

Schools and colleges in Tiruchirappalli and other districts of Tamil Nadu will close due to relentless rainfall and an impending cyclonic storm. The Regional Meteorological Centre warns of intensified weather moving north towards Tamil Nadu,

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during November 28 to 30

With northeast monsoon season's first cyclone likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, IMD has upgraded its rain alert for Chennai.

Tuesday announced the likely intensification of the existing deep depression into a cyclone by Wednesday and the chances of the storm hitting the Tamil Nadu coast over the coming two days. Once intensified,

A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone by Wednesday, heading towards Tamil Nadu while skirting Sri Lanka. While Bengaluru anticipates cloudy skies and haze, moderate rain and thundershowers are predicted for some districts on November 26th and 27th due to the cyclone's influence.