Cyclone Fengal, labeled "erratic" by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), has etched its name in history as one of the slowest-moving cyclonic systems to approach Tamil Nadu in five decades. Taking five days to traverse a mere 500 kilometers,

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the Deep Depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclonic Storm Fengal at 2:30 p.m. IST on Wednesday, November 29. The cyclone is predicted to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to the affected regions as it makes landfall.

The Indian Meteorological Department alerts of Cyclone Fengal forming in the Bay of Bengal, expected to impact Sri Lanka by late24.

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai confirmed the formation of Cyclonic Storm Fengal over the..

The cyclone is predicted to intensify over the next 48 hours, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and a risk of flooding to the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

The deep depression will be named Cyclone Fengal if it turns into a cyclonic storm before making landfall. However, the Met department official says weather patterns show it is weakening.