Potential tropical cyclone may impact India during mid-December

An area of disturbed weather in the Bay of Bengal may develop into a tropical cyclone later this week and could impact southern India this weekend.

Several days of largely dry weather across southern India into Friday will allow residents of southern India to prepare for potential impacts and evacuations from the storm.

The low pressure system in the Bay of Bengal may strengthen into a tropical depression or cyclonic storm by mid to late week. As it nears the coast of southeast India, regardless of strength, it will likely bring areas of rain and thunderstorms with the risk for flooding and mudslides.

Should it organize into cyclonic storm, the name Phethai would be given to the tropical system.

In this scenario, an area of intense wind and rain would occur near where the storm makes landfall and may spread inland as the storm moves northwestward and weakens.

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