Chennai, Nov. 1 -- As the second successive Cyclonic Storm named "Murasu' has formed over the Bay, the Met office has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in Chennai and its neighbouring Northern districts for two days and has issued an Orange alert for tomorrow.
Though the Cyclonic story would intensify as Severe Cyclonic storm by tomorrow morning and expected to make a landfall in Andhra Pradesh between midnight and the early hours of November three, Chennai and its adjoining districts would receive heavy spells, as the system started moving closer to North TN coast.
In view of the Cyclonic Storm, Distant Cautionary Signal Number One was hoisted in 11 ports -- 9 in Tamil Nadu and 2 in Puducherry.
In Tamil Nadu Storm Warning Signals were ...