CHENNAI: Predicting the path of a cyclonic storm is not an easy task. Cyclone Fengal, the storm in the Bay of Bengal that is fast approaching Tamil Nadu coast, has been particularly bewitching for weather experts, hide & seek, and deception at once.
Now that it has finally formed and is expected to make landfall between Mahabalipuram near Chennai and Karaikal in Puducherry, bringing with it heavy rains and heavier winds to the entire northern coast, here is the predicted path of the storm captured by Zoom Earth app.
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Meanwhile, in its latest bulletin, the India Meteorological Department maintained that while landfall is expected on November 30 evening, "there is a possibility of slow movement of the system while approaching the coasts".