Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is

likely over Tamil Nadu today and over Kerala and Mahe and decrease in rainfall
activity over the region thereafter, it said.

Squally weather with a wind velocity reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph is very
likely over southeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea and along and off
Kerala-Karnataka coast on Monday and Tuesday, the forecast said.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into southeast and adjoining east
central Arabian Sea and along and off Kerala-Karnataka coast on December 12 and 13.

On December 9, Cyclone Mandous, which emerged from the Bay of Bengal, had made its
landfall in Mamallapuram, 30 km from Chennai. This resulted in heavy rainfall and
squally winds in parts of coastal Tamil Nadu. The cyclone crossed the coast between
Puducherry and Sriharikota at around 1.30 am on December 10, before weakening into
a deep depression.

Cyclone Mandous now lies in north interior Tamil Nadu as a low pressure and
continues to bring rains to north Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai and its
neighbouring districts; Bangalore and South Andhra Pradesh.

The cyclone wreaked havoc in parts of Chennai, where trees were uprooted and
waterlogging was reported in low-lying areas. The city received 115.1 mm of
rainfall the day before the cyclone made landfall, the IMD said.

Under the influence of the cyclonic storm’s passage into land, moderate to heavy
rainfall, accompanied by gale wind was witnessed in several coastal regions. In the
past 121 years (1891-2021), 12 cyclones have crossed the coast between Chennai and
Puducherry. Cyclone Mandous is the 13th to make landfall in the region.