17-Oct-2024 08:57 AM
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Chennai, Oct 17 (Reporter) The Depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the coast close
to North of Chennai on Thursday morning.
In an update, Met office sources said the Depression over westecentral and adjoining southwest
Bay of Bengal moved westnorthwestwards with a speed of 14 kmph during the past six hours and crossed the North Tamil Nadu-South Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore,
close to North of Chennai, around 0430 hrs today.
Subsequently, it weakened into a well marked low pressure area and lay centred over South coastal
Andhra Pradesh and neighbourhood at 0530 hrs of today.
It is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and weaken further into a low pressure area
during the next 12 hours., it said...////...