Cyclone Mocha prevailing in the Bay of Bengal will strengthen into a very intense storm by today evening, and as this storm is moving at a low speed of 55 km per hour, the Mocha storm will move north-northeastward on May 14 and rain will continue in Tamil Nadu until then, the Meteorological Department informed.
Accordingly, it has been reported that heavy rain is likely to occur in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu today. The Meteorological Department has announced that there is a possibility of heavy rain in the districts including Namakkal, Salem, Erode, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Dindigul, and a few places in Theni, Tenkasi, Nellai and Kanyakumari districts.