Cyclone Senyar highlights: Heavy rains predicted in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, weather warning issued
- Cyclone Senyar highlights: The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in Andaman & Nicobar Islands among other areas.
Cyclone Senyar LIVE highlights: The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It has also predicted heavy rains in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)....Read More
The deep depression over the Strait of Malacca adjoining Northeast Indonesia in the Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclone ‘Senyar’ on Wednesday morning, according to IMD.
The name, ‘Senyar’, typically meaning a ‘lion’, was submitted by the United Arab Emirates.
The system moved nearly westwards through Tuesday night with a speed of 10 kmph. It further moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph over the past six hours and crossed the Indonesia coast with wind speeds of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph on Wednesday morning, according to the IMD.
As of 0830 hours on Wednesday, Senyar lay centered “over coastal areas of northeast Indonesia near latitude 4.9°N and longitude 97.8°E, about 80 km east of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 280 km west of George Town (Malaysia), 580 km southeast of Nancowry (Nicobar Islands) and 730 km southeast of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands).”
The cyclone is very likely to continue to move west-southwestwards and maintain the intensity of cyclonic storm till November 27. “Thereafter, it is very likely to recurve eastwards with gradual weakening during subsequent 24 hours,” the weather department said.
Another weather system
Meanwhile, another low pressure area was detected over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of south Sri Lanka and equatorial Indian Ocean, which became a well-marked low-pressure area on Wednesday, as per IMD.
“The low-pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of South Sri Lanka & Equatorial Indian Ocean lay as a well-marked low-pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Southeast Sri Lanka & Equatorial Indian Ocean at 0530 hours IST of today, the 26th November, 2025,” IMD said in its latest post on X.
It further said that the system was likely to move nearly north-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over the next 24 hours.
Heavy rain alert in southern states
• The two weather systems have led to rainfall warnings for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Meanwhile, in Odisha, IMD said that rain is unlikely over the next week despite the two weather systems in the Bay of Bengal.
• The IMD has issued a heavy rain alert for several southern states between November 25 and December 1.
• In its latest bulletin, the IMD forecast heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu between November 25 and 30, Kerala and Mahe on November 25 and 26, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, and Rayalaseema from November 29 to December 1, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands from November 26 to November 29.
• It also predicted “very heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu during 28th-30th, Andaman & Nicobar Islands during 26th & 27th, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema on 30th November.”
• Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are very likely over Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Mahe, Lakshadweep, coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam & Rayalaseema and over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, alongside heavy rains. Gusty wind speeds reaching up to 60 kmph are likely.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 08:14:52 PM IST
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- 26 Nov 2025, 07:07:07 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rainfall triggers waterlogging in parts of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rainfall triggered severe waterlogging in several parts of the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Multiple neighbourhoods, housing colonies, and narrow streets have been inundated, with rainwater entering residential areas and disrupting normal movement. The stagnant water has created significant challenges for office-goers, schoolchildren, and senior citizens.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 05:44:27 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Low-pressure area expected to intensify into depression, track towards TN–Puducherry coasts
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: The well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining regions of southeast Sri Lanka and the Equatorial Indian Ocean persisted over the same area as of 1430 hours IST on 26 November 2025.
It is very likely to move north–northwestwards and intensify into a depression within the next 24 hours.
Subsequently, it is expected to strengthen further and continue its north–northwestward movement across the southwest Bay of Bengal towards the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts over the following 48 hours.
- 26 Nov 2025, 05:39:46 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Cyclic storm Senyar over coastal areas of northeast Indonesia
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: The cyclonic storm Senyar over the coastal areas of Northeast Indonesia moved almost directly south at around 5 kmph over the past six hours.
As of 1430 hours IST on 26 November 2025, it was centred near latitude 4.6°N and longitude 97.8°E over the same region, positioned about 100 km southeast of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 290 km west-southwest of George Town (Malaysia), 600 km southeast of Nancowry (Nicobar Islands), and 750 km southeast of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands).
The system is very likely to recurve and move nearly eastwards, retaining its cyclonic storm intensity until the evening of 27 November 2025.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 04:59:28 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Weather warning for Andaman & Nicobar Islands issue
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: "Cyclonic Storm “Senyar” is active over the Strait of Malacca. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Nov 26–27, and heavy rain on Nov 28–29, 2025.
Stay alert, stay safe, and follow official advisories," posted IMD on X.
- 26 Nov 2025, 04:19:53 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Very heavy rainfall likely over Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: A well marked Low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of South Sri Lanka & Equatorial Indian Ocean, according to IMD.
Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over Tamil Nadu during 26th November-01st December with isolated extremely heavy falls on 29th & 30th November; isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema on 29th & 30th November, 2025.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 03:50:12 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rainfall expected in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rain is set to lash the Andaman and Nicobar Islands later this week.
The Indian Meteorological Department has said that cyclonic storm "Senyar," positioned over the Strait of Malacca and adjoining northeast Indonesia, is expected to bring isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over the islands on November 26 and 27, followed by isolated heavy showers on November 28 and 29, 2025.
- 26 Nov 2025, 03:16:55 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rain in TN triggers waterlogging in several parts of Thoothukudi
Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu triggered major waterlogging in several parts of the Thoothukudi district on Wednesday.
Several neighbourhoods, housing colonies, and narrow streets were filled with rainwater, which also entered residential areas and disrupted everyday movement.
The waterlogging problem has also posed significant challenges for schoolchildren, office-goers, and senior citizens.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 03:02:58 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Will it be headed to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts next?
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: The well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal and nearby regions of southeast Sri Lanka and the Equatorial Indian Ocean remained in the same location at 11:30 am IST on November 26.
According to the IMD, the system is likely to move north–northwest and strengthen into a depression within the next 24 hours.
It is then expected to intensify further and continue on this path across the southwest Bay of Bengal, heading toward the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts over the following 48 hours.
- 26 Nov 2025, 02:55:37 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Where will Cyclone Senyar track on November 27?
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Cyclone Senyar is currently positioned over northeast Indonesia’s coastal region, moving south-southwest at 7 kmph over the past six hours, according to IMD
At 11:30 am IST on November 26, it was located near 4.7°N and 97.8°E—about 90 km east-southeast of Kuta Makmur, 290 km west-southwest of George Town in Malaysia, 600 km southeast of Nancowry, and 740 km southeast of Car Nicobar.
The IMD says the storm is likely to curve and start moving almost eastward, while retaining its intensity, by the evening of November 27.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 02:27:18 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rains in Thiruvarur trigger flooding
Heavy rains in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvarur have led to flooding in several areas, including five acres of farmland in Cauvery delta in Mannargudi, PTI news agency reported.
- 26 Nov 2025, 01:54:11 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Where will the cyclonic storm move to next?
After crossing the Indonesia coast near 4.9° N between, Cyclone Senyar will now continue to move west-southwestwards and maintain the intensity of cyclonic storm till November 27, according to IMD.
As of 8:30 am on Wednesday, it lay centered over coastal areas of northeast Indonesia near latitude 4.9°N and longitude 97.8°E, about 80 km east of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 280 km west of George Town (Malaysia), 580 km southeast of Nancowry (Nicobar Islands) and 730 km southeast of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands).
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- 26 Nov 2025, 01:13:43 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Cyclonic storm makes landfall, will maintain intensity till Nov 27
Cyclone Senyar crossed the Indonesia coast near 4.9°N between between 7:30 am and 8:30 am on Wednesday, with wind speeds of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph, according to IMD.
The storm lay centered over coastal areas of northeast Indonesia near latitude 4.9°N and longitude 97.8°E, about 80 km east of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 280 km west of George Town (Malaysia), 580 km southeast of Nancowry (Nicobar Islands) and 730 km southeast of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands).
- 26 Nov 2025, 12:21:09 PM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Cyclonic storm crossed Indonesian coast with a speed of 13 kmph
IMD informed that Cyclone Senyar over the Strait of Malacca and adjoining Northeast Indonesia moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph in the past 6 hours and crossed the Indonesian coast between 07:30-08:30 IST.
It lay centred over coastal areas of northeast Indonesia at 8:30 IST as of today.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 11:51:55 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Will Odisha receive rain due to the influence of the storm?
The IMD has said that Odisha is unlikely to receive rain over the next week despite the two weather systems in the Bay of Bengal. The state is expected to witness a dry spell.
Director of the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Dr Manorama Mohanty, said the cyclonic storm and the other well-marked low-pressure area will have hardly have any effect on the state in the coming week.
- 26 Nov 2025, 11:26:25 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: IMD shares update on another low-pressure area, expected to intensify into depression
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: The IMD on Wednesday also shared an update on another low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Southeast Sri Lanka & Equatorial Indian Ocean. It said the system had become a well-marked low pressure area.
The weather department said the system would move nearly north-northwestwards and intensify into a depression during the subsequent 24 hours.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 11:13:38 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Sea conditions rough along Nagapattinam coast, fisheries dept issued advisory
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Sea conditions along the Nagapattinam coast in Tamil Nadu are rough, with fishermen halting all operations and securing their boats after repeated warning from the Fisheries Department. Authorities had on Tuesday advised fishermen not to venture into the sea, PTI news agency reported.
- 26 Nov 2025, 10:52:01 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Which direction is the cyclonic storm moving toward?
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Ahead of the expected landfall on Tuesday, Cyclone Senyar is likely to move nearly westwards and cross Indonesia coast around latitude 5.0°N before Wednesday noon.
Following this, it will move west-southwestwards initially, and then recurve eastwards during the subsequent 48 hours, according to the latest IMD update. Senyar is likely to maintain the intensity of a cyclonic storm for the next 24 hours and then weaken gradually.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 10:26:54 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Where is the cyclonic storm centered currently?
After the deep depression intensified into Cyclone Senyar by Wednesday morning, the cyclonic storm lay centered over Strait of Malacca and adjoining Northeast Indonesia.
According to IMD's latest update, it was near latitude 5.0°N and longitude 98.0°E at 5:30 am, about 100 km east of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 260 km west-southwest of George Town (Malaysia), 600 km east-southeast of Nancowry (Nicobar Islands) and 740 km southeast of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands).
- 26 Nov 2025, 10:12:56 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Indonesia battles floods and landslides ahead of cyclonic storm, 8 killed
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: At least eight people were killed in Indonesia, and several others injured, amid heavy rainfall in the island of Sumatra, AFP news agency quoted a disaster official as saying. This comes even as Cyclone Senyar is expected to cross the country today.
North Sumatra in Indonesia has witnessed extreme weather for the past few days, with parts of Tapanuli Selatan district being flooded, national disaster agency BNPB said.
“In Tapanuli Selatan, the disaster of floods and landslides has resulted in eight people losing their lives, 58 being injured, and 2,851 residents had to evacuate,” the agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 10:02:30 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: IMD says cyclonic storm formed, will make landfall today
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: The deep depression over Strait of Malacca and adjoining Northeast Indonesia has intensified into a cyclonic storm, the IMD said Wednesday morning.
The storm, which lay centered near latitude 5.0°N and longitude 98.0°E, is very likely to maintain the intensity of cyclonic storm for the next 24 hours and then gradually weaken.
- 26 Nov 2025, 09:49:27 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Which places are expected to receive rain today?
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Under the influence of the cyclonic storm and the low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, heavy rainfall is likely over Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Mahe, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Some parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands might receive very heavy rainfall.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 09:28:19 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Two weather systems in Bay of Bengal at present
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Two weather systems have been detected in the Bay of Bengal at present, with one of them having chances of intensifying into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday afternoon.
While one, a deep depression, is located over the Strait of Malacca, the other is a low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of South Sri Lanka.
- 26 Nov 2025, 08:55:51 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Another low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal near Sri Lanka expected to intensify into depression
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Another low-pressure area in the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of South Sri Lanka & Equatorial Indian Ocean is expected to intensify into a depression over the next 24 hours, the IMD said.
As of 11:30 pm on Tuesday, the low-pressure system was in the same region and was expected to move north-northwestwards and become a well marked low pressure area during next 12 hours.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 08:10:24 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rains in Tamil Nadu trigger flooding in Thanjavur district
The heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu in view of the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal triggered widespread flooding in the Thanjavur district on Tuesday, PTI news agency reported. The floods submerged cultivated paddy fields, which exceed 300 acres in localised areas.
The rains also led to water logging in some parts of Thoothukudi, following which electric pumps were used to pump out accumulated water.
- 26 Nov 2025, 08:06:21 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rains in Thoothukudi lead to waterlogging in some parts
Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu witnessed heavy rains, thus leading to waterlogging in some parts. The administration used electric pumps to pump out the accumulated water, PTI news agency reported. DMK MP Kanimozhi inspected the work on Tuesday.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 07:59:22 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Heavy rainfall expected across coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalseema, says IMD director
IMD director S Stella said coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalseema will experience light to moderate rainfall on November 29 and November 20 due to the influence of the deep depression over Bay of Bengal.
“We expect heavy rainfall at isolated places on 29 November, particularly over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. On 30 November 2025, south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema are likely to witness isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall, while north coastal Andhra Pradesh may receive heavy rain at isolated locations,” Stella told PTI news agency.
- 26 Nov 2025, 07:55:30 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Where will the deep depression move to next?
The deep depression over the Strait of Malacca moved nearly westwards over six hours on Tuesday evening. It is expected to continue to move in a west-northwestwards direction and intensify into a cyclonic storm.
“It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and become a well marked low pressure area during next 12 hours and intensify further into a depression during subsequent 24 hours,” the IMD said.
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- 26 Nov 2025, 07:53:28 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Where is the depression, expected to turn into a cyclone, located currently?
The deep depression over the Strait of Malacca is currently centered near latitude 5.1°N and longitude 98.5°E, according to the latest IMD bulletin.
This is about 160 km east of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 200 km west-southwest of George Town (Malaysia), 640 km east-southeast of Nancowry (Nicobar Islands) and 770 km southeast of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands).
- 26 Nov 2025, 07:45:53 AM IST
Cyclone Senyar LIVE updates: Deep depression to intensify into cyclonic storm by noon today
The deep depression, centered near latitude 5.1°N and longitude 98.5°E, which is about 160 km east of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia) and 200 km west-southwest of George Town (Malaysia), is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday afternoon, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The depression, over the Strait of Malacca, moved nearly westwards with a speed of 10 kmph through Tuesday evening. It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards.
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