Major cyclone likely to hit Tamil Nadu coast on April 30: Key points

IMD has issued a warning to fishermen, asking them not to venture into these areas till April 30

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a cyclonic storm reaching Tamil Nadu coast on April 30.  It said on Thursday a low pressure area over Indian ocean and adjoining Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression and later into a cyclonic storm before reaching the north Tamil Nadu coast on April 30.

Key points from the IMD predictions:

1.  Light to moderate rainfall at many places in coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala on Sunday (April 28). Rain was likely at isolated places in South coastal Andhra Pradesh.

2. "Rainfall at most places with heavy to