Red Message: Cyclonic Storm ?Burevi? over Sri Lanka, Warning for South Tamilnadu and South Kerala coasts

According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):

The Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over Sri Lanka moved west-north-westwards with a speed of 11 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of December 3 over Sri Lanka near Lat. 9.0°N and Long. 80.3°E, about 40 km east of Mannar, 120 km east-southeast of Pamban (India) and 320 km east-northeast of Kanyakumari (India). It is very likely to move west-north-westwards and emerge into the Gulf of Mannar near Mannar coast during the next 3 hours.

The Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph would be centred very close to Pamban around noon of December 3. It would then move nearly west-southwestwards across Pamban area by afternoon and cross south Tamilnadu coast between Pamban and Kanyakumari during December 3 night and December 4 early morning as a Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph. Thus its impact on south Tamilnadu coastal districts is very likely to commence from December 3 forenoon initially over Ramanathapuram District and gradually towards Kanyakumari district.

• Heavy to hefty rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely over south Tamilnadu (Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Tenkasi and Sivagangai districts) and south Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha) on December 3 and isolated massive to hefty rainfall likely over south Tamilnadu and south Kerala on December 4, 2020.
• Heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over north Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Mahe & Karaikal and north Kerala on December 3, isolated heavy rain on December 4.
• Heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Lakshadweep on December 3 and 4.

• Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph very likely over Gulf of Mannar, Comorin Area and along and off south Tamilnadu coast (Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts) and south Kerala coast (Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts) and west Sri Lanka coast. It will gradually increase becoming 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from December 3 forenoon for the next 24 hours and decrease after that.
• Prevailing Gale wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph over southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off Sri Lanka coast will continue for next 12 hours and gradually decrease after that.
• Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph very likely over Lakshadweep-Maldives area and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea on and December 3 and 4.

• Storm surge of about 1.0 m height above astronomical tide is very likely to inundate low lying areas of south coastal Tamilnadu (Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts) and northwest Sri Lanka coast during the time of landfall.

• Sea condition is very rough to high over Gulf of Mannar, along with & off south Tamilnadu-Kerala, west Sri Lanka coast and Comorin Area on December 3 and 4.
• Sea condition is very rough to high over southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off east Sri Lanka coast, and the same will continue till mid-night of December 3 and gradually improve after that.
• Sea conditions will be rough to very rough over Lakshadweep-Maldives area and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea from December 3 to 5.

• Damage to thatched huts.
• Minor damage to power and communication lines due to the breaking of branches.
• Major damage to Kutcha and minor damage to Pucca roads.
• Some damage to paddy crops, bananas, papaya trees and orchards.
• Seawater inundation in low lying areas after the erosion of Kutcha embankments.

• Total suspension of fishing operation from December 3 to 5 over the areas as mentioned below.
• Fishermen are advised not to venture into southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off east Sri Lanka coast on December 3; Comorin Area, Gulf of Mannar and south Tamilnadu-Kerala and west Sri Lanka coasts from December 3 to 4, over Lakshadweep-Maldives area & adjoining southeast the Arabian Sea from December 3 to 5.

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