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UPDATE: 1700 IST, Dec 12
The storm is quickly moving west after landfall. The winds will ease, the rainfall will taper off in Chennai in the next 3-4 hours. The rains in Bengaluru will start from early hours of Tuesday. There might accompanying winds of 45-55 km/h.
UPDATE 1100 IST, Dec 12
Latest satellite image indicates the the storm has made landfall. The eye is crossing over to land. VARDAH has moved faster than earlier expected.
DECEMBER 12, 2016, MONDAY
Cyclone VARDAH moving in. Will hit coast at 1800 hours IST today evening. Heavy rains with gusty winds in Chennai till today midnight. Heavy rains in Bengaluru, Mysore tomorrow.
DECEMBER 11, 2016, SUNDAY
Tropical cyclone VARDAH is coming tomorrow to Chennai. The landfall will occur just north of Chennai on the Andhra-Tamil border coast tomorrow afternoon. Very heavy rains are expected in southern Andhra and northern Tamil coast in the next 36 hours.
Chennai and northern Tamil Nadu will face winds of 50-60 km/h, gusts upto 80 km/h on Monday, accompanied by flooding rains.
The rains in Chennai will begin from about 2 AM on Monday and may continue for 24 hours.
Come Tuesday and the weakened storm system will move to southern Karnataka. Bengaluru can expect heavy rains.
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