Cyclonic storm to hit north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra coast by Dec 8

The low-pressure area formed over the south Andaman Sea is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach the southwest Bay of Bengal near northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast by December 8 morning.

Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over the south Andaman Sea and the adjoining equatorial Indian ocean-Strait of Malacca, a low-pressure area formed over the south Andaman Sea at 5.30 am on Monday.