The deep depression over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Mandous.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on December 8 morning issued an alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts.

Earlier, IMD had predicted that the deep depression over the southwest and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm and reach the southwest Bay of Bengal, north Tamil Nadu Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast by Thursday morning.

The weather forecasting agency has predicted rainfall due to cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal. Under the cyclone’s influence, several states are likely to witness very heavy rains for the next couple of days.