The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued orange and yellow alerts, which indicate rainfall of heavy to very heavy intensity, for various coastal districts, including Chennai today. Follow The Hindu for live updates.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has alerted Tamil Nadu and nearby regions about a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm. The storm has already caused heavy rainfall,

To cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram ... IndiGo Airlines informed its passengers late Wednesday that flight services to and from Chennai, Tuticorin, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, and Salem would continue to be impacted.

The IMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall in coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on November 27, with isolated areas receiving extremely heavy rainfall. The downpour is likely to persist from November 28 to 30,

Chennai’s RMC reported that a deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal could become a cyclonic storm. Heavy rains have prompted holidays for schools in Tamil Nadu districts and Puducherry on November 27.

Giving further weather updates, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai said that the depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm on Wednesday.

Chennai and surrounding regions have been experiencing continuous rainfall since Tuesday, with authorities declaring a yellow alert as Cyclone Fengal intensifies.

Storm is predicted to cross the northern Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts, between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram, on the morning of November 30.

IndiGo Airlines announced continued flight disruptions to and from Chennai and nearby cities due to the impending cyclone, urging passengers to stay updated on their flight status.