Tropical Cyclone Fengal brought wind and rain to southeastern India on Saturday.\u00a0 At 10:00 a.m. EST on Saturday the center of Tropical Cyclone Fengal was located at latitude 12.4\u00b0N and longitude 80.5\u00b0E which put the center about 45 miles (75 km) south of Chennai, India.\u00a0 Fengal was moving toward the west at 5 m.p.h. (8 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 50 m.p.h. (80 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 65 m.p.h. (105 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 989 mb.<\/p>\n
The center of Tropical Cyclone Fengal made landfall on the coast of southeastern India between Chennai and Puducherry on Saturday.\u00a0 Fengal was the equivalent of a tropical storm at the time of landfall.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out 70 miles (110 km) from the center of Tropical Cyclone Fengal.<\/p>\n
Tropical Cyclone Fengal will move around the southern side of a high pressure system over eastern and southern Asia.\u00a0 The high pressure system will steer Fengal toward the west during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 On its anticipated track, Tropical Cyclone Fengal will move across southern India during the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n
Tropical Cyclone Fengal will bring strong winds and heavy rain to Tamil Nadu.\u00a0 Heavy rain is likely to cause floods in some locations.\u00a0 Fengal could also cause a storm surge of up to 4 feet (1 meter) along the coast of Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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