Cyclone Burevi live updates: IMD issues heavy rain alert for four Kerala districts today

Impact of cyclone Burevi on south coastal districts is likely to begin from December 3 forenoon initially over Ramanathapuram district and gradually over Kanyakumari district

Two teams each of NDRF deployed at Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi and Nagapattinam. Three teams each deployed at Ramanathapuram and Tirunelveli and one team each deployed at Madurai and Cuddalore

Cyclone warning for south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala coasts

Surulacode records highest rainfall of 4.2mm

Kanyakumari district records 1.1mm average rainfall

Rainfall graph of Tenkasi district

Rainfall chart of Ramanathapuram district

As per reports, the cyclone is expected to hit the Thiruvananthapuram coast by Friday noon. Heavy rains have been predicted in Thiruvananthauram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam. Reports are that heavy rains will continue from December 3 to 5 in these districts, said the chief minister. There is also prediction of heavy wind in these areas.

Kerala chief minister said the help of Air Force and Navy have been assured for the state and already eight teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have reached the state.

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Rameswaram records 120mm rainfall and Mudukalatur records 105mm. The district records an average rainfall of 46.64mm.

Cyclone storm Burevi crossed Sri Lanka Coast close to the north of Trincomalee near lat 8.85 N & long 81.0 E between 10.30 and 11.30pm on December 2 with a wind speed of 80-90 kmph. It is about 200km east-southeast of Pumban, and likely to emerge into Gulf of Mannar in the morning of Dec 3: Met department

On December 4, heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts and heavy spells likely to occur at isolated places over Nilgiris, Theni and Dindigul.

For December 3, the agency forecast extremely heavy rain at isolated places over Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts; heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Virudhunagar, Madurai, Theni and Dindigul districts.

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Its impact on south coastal districts is likely to begin from December 3 forenoon initially over Ramanathapuram district and gradually over Kanyakumari district.

It would then move west-southwestwards across Pamban area by December afternoon and cross south Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Kanyakumari between December 3 night and December 4 morning with wind speeds of 70-80kmph gusting to 90kmph.