New Delhi, April 28: The Cyclone Fani which has been developing in the south-east Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Indian Ocean is most likely to intensify in a severe cyclone storm by Sunday afternoon, informed the Indian Meteorological Department.

Informing the weather update, the IMD stated on Saturday, "Cyclone Fani is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours."   Met Declares Formation of Cyclone ‘Fani’ Over Southeast Bay of Bengal; Likely to Intensify Into a Severe Cyclonic Storm. 

According to the press release, the Cyclone Fani was found laying centred at 1,110 km south-east of Chennai and 1,300 km away from Machilipattinam in the wee hours of Sunday. It also added that the cyclone is travelling at a speed of 80-90 kmph and is likely to reach a speed of 110 kmph by afternoon.

The MeT department has marked the cyclone under 'Very Severe Cyclonic' storm, which can reach to at a speed of 140-150 kmph on Tuesday. However, it added that the cyclone might move northwestwards till 30th April and thereafter recurve northeastwards gradually.

With the threat of cyclonic storm gaining momentum, many places in Kerala are expected to get light to moderate rain on Monday and Tuesday, while north coastal Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh are set to get light to moderate rain at a few places on Tuesday and Wednesday, informed IMD.

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