The deep depression brewing over the Southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Fengal ’ on Friday afternoon as it nears the northern Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, said India Meteorological Department (IMD). As per the weather agency, the storm is likely to make a landfall on Saturday afternoon, close to Puducherry, with wind speed upto 90 kmph. The storm is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu – Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and ... Satellite images, weather maps and tracks of Severe Cyclonic Storm Fengal 2024, 24 November - 4 December. Max wind speed 95km/h. Cyclone Fengal - pronounced 'Feinjal' - has begun, said the weather office. It will likely cross Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts in 3-4 hours. Cyclonic Storm Fengal [a] (/ ˈfɛŋ.ɡəl /; FEN-guhl) was a deadly tropical cyclone that brought significant flooding and damage to Southern India and Sri Lanka.