CHENNAI: Cyclone Montha will form over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal on Monday, and is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by October 28 morning.

The Regional Meteorological Centre forecasts heavy to very heavy rain in isolated places over Ranipet, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chennai districts. Heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Villupuram and Chengalpattu and over Puducherry area on Monday.

The weather department said, “The deep depression lay centred at 5:30 am on Sunday and further moved west-northwestwards and lay centred at 8:30 on October 26 over the same region (around 780 km east-southeast of Chennai). It’s likely to move nearly west-northwestwards, intensifying further into a cyclonic storm over southwest

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