How Cyclone Ockhi Will Impact Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep

Created: Dec 01, 2017, 09:48 IST | Updated: Dec 01, 2017, 09:58 IST

The india Meterological Department sounded an orange alert on the arrival of cyclone ockhi, the first tropical storm over the districts in South Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep Isands.

The word Ockhi means eye in Bengali as it was coined by Bangladesh.

How cyclone Ockhi formed

The cyclonic storm Ockhi was a result of an intensified deep depression in the south of Kanyakumari and west of Sri Lanka. "the cyclone moving at a speed of 38 kmph, was located at Latitude 7.5°N and Longitude 77.5°E, around 55 km south of Kanyakumari, 120 km southwest of Thiruvananthapuram, 480 km east-southeast of Minicoy and 340 km west-northwest of Galle in Sri Lanka and is moving towards Lakshadweep island," according to Skymet.

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A heavy rainfall has been forecast by the IMD in Tamil Nadu and Karala in the next 24 hours.High speed winds gusting to 85 kmph are also expected over the next two days in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Lakshadweep, meanwhile, has been kept on a high alert with wind speeds reaching upto 100 kmph.

People have been asked to stay indoors while educational institutions have declared a holiday over the grim situation. Fishermen too have been warned against venturing into the sea for the next 48 hours. Breakdown of phone and power lines too are likely, according to the IMD report.