Unusual January system brews over Bay of Bengal; heavy rain likely across parts of T.N.

Key Highlights

• The Bay of Bengal has witnessed only 20 intense weather systems in January since 1891.
• Rains are expected to pick up pace in coastal Tamil Nadu from Thursday, with widespread heavy rainfall across various coastal and adjoining districts till January 11.
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• Amudha, Head, (Additional in-charge), RMC, said it is unusual for such intense weather systems to form over the Bay of Bengal in January.
• However, there have been a few past instances when the Bay churned out intense weather systems that reached depression intensity or higher up to severe cyclonic storms during January, according to IMD’s Cyclone e-Atlas data from1891 to 2024.