Cyclone Burevi stationary over Ramanathapuram, IMD issues no.3 hazard warning at Pamban port

December 4: No changes were reported in the position of cyclone Burevi in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district for the last three hours as of 7 am on Friday morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a number three hazard warning sign at the Pamban port due to strong winds blowing at a speed of 55 kmph over the coast.

“The Deep Depression over Gulf of Mannar close to Ramanathapuram District coast remainspractically stationary during past three hours and lay centered at 0230 hrs IST of 04th December over Gulf of Mannar near Lat. 9.1degN and Long. 78.6degE close to Ramanathapuram District coast, about 40 km southwest of Ramanathapuram, 70 km west-southwest of Pamban and 160 km northeast of Kanniyakumari,” IMD said.

Heavy rainfall has been predicted in several places under the deep depression, including Toothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Cuddalore, Puducherry and neighbouring areas during the next six hours

As per a statement from the IMD, the depression is likely to move west-southwestwards and cross Ramanathapuram and the adjoining Thoothukudi district in the next six hours with a wind speed of 50–60 gusting to 70 kmph.

It is very likely to weaken further into a depression at the wind speed of 45–55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph during the next 24 hours.

A yellow alert has been issued in 10 districts across Kerala including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alapuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.