Severe Cyclonic Storm “Mandous” pronounced as “Man-Dous” over Southwest Bay of Bengal (Cyclone Warning for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts): Orange Message
The severe cyclonic storm “Mandous” pronounced as “Man-Dous” over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 0530 hours IST of 09th December, 2022 over Southwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 11.0°N and longitude 81.7°E, about 270 km north-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 230 km east-northeast of Jaffna (Sri Lanka), 200 km east of Karaikal and about 270 km south-southeast of Chennai.
It is very likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm during next 03 hours. It would move nearly northwestwards and cross north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Sriharikota around Mahabalipuram as a cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph during midnight of today, the 09th December to early hours of 10th December.
