CHENNAI: A low-pressure depression that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal near Andaman further strengthened into a low-pressure area on Wednesday morning.

IMD released a statement on Thursday saying that the low pressure area has intensified into a cyclonic storm 'Mocha' which lies centred about 510 km west-southwest of Port Blair and 1210 km south-southwest of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. It is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by midnight today.

This storm is expected to cross the coast between Bangladesh and Myanmar on the morning of the 14th, moving in the north-northeast direction.

The storm is moving northward, drawing moisture from the air. Due to this, influence of heat may increase in Tamil Nadu in the coming days.

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