A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to hit the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast as a depression on November 30. The storm is moving northwest with a speed of 9 kmph, prompting weather advisories and school closures in Chennai and nearby districts due to inclement weather.

The cyclone is predicted to intensify over the next 48 hours, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and a risk of flooding to the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

The deep depression brewing over Southwest Bay of Bengal has moved north-northwestwards in the past few hours and is likely to develop into a cyclonic storm, causing rainfall over the districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu,

RESCUE teams said they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-­moving storm now heading towards India.

Cyclone Fengal is forming over the Bay of Bengal and may intensify into a storm soon. The Indian Navy is ready to assist vulnerable areas in Tamil Nadu, as the cyclone approaches the coast, with landfall expected near Chennai or Puducherry.

A Deep Depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal is moving north-northwestward, likely to impact the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts with strong winds and heavy rainfall. A Western Disturbance is also active in the mid-tropospheric westerlies.

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is "very likely" to cross the coast as a depression on November 30 between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday.

The deep depression will be named Cyclone Fengal if it turns into a cyclonic storm before making landfall. However, the Met department official says weather patterns show it is weakening.

The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone by Thursday night. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, or BMD, the influence of the storm may result in light rain in the southern part of the country.