It is moving at a speed of ten km an hour in the last six hours. Thirteen people were killed in Tamil Nadu after Cyclone Gaja made landfall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam early morning on Friday. Weather officials said it would make a landfall in between Cuddalore and Pamban, around Nagapattinam. Seven districts have been hit by the cyclone. The cyclone Gaja over the South West Bay of Bengal is expected to hit the Tamil Nadu coast tonight. Similar weather conditions prevailed over Karaikkal and other parts of Puducherry. Both the IMD's and Joint Typhoon Warning Center's (JTWC) forecasts indicate that GAJA will make landfall in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Vardah was the fourth cyclonic storm, as well as the most intense tropical cyclone of the 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Tamil Nadu government announced helpline numbers 1070 (state-level) and 1077 (districts) for those needing assistance in the wake of Cyclone Gaja. Chennai: When ‘Gaja’ hovered over the Bay of Bengal near Nagapattinam district for the past one week, the public and all government stakeholders did little realise its ferocity. Cyclone Gaja makes landfall, heavy rains lash Tamil Nadu, Puducherry. Coastal towns of Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thondi and Pamban in Tamil Nadu received heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Gaja that originated in the Bay of Bengal. Tamil Nadu. It is found to be laying centered at about 410 km south-east of Chennai and 450 km northeast of Nagapattinam. It is very likely to move west-southwestwards and intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours. This made it a Category 1 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Cyclone Gaja makes landfall in Tamil Nadu, claims 11 lives The severe cyclonic storm is very likely to move nearly westwards and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm … The precursor low of Cyclone Vardah caused severe flooding in Thailand, affecting half a million residents in the country's southern provinces. As per latest information from India Meteorological Department , the ‘GAJA’ lay centered at about 740 km east-northeast of Chennai. Cyclonic storm 'Gaja' to hit northern coast of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bring heavy rainfall; Cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ to hit northern coast of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bring heavy rainfall The IMD also said squalls, with wind speeds touching 65 kmph, would commence along north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts from Wednesday morning. Tamil Nadu is set to hit by a cyclonic storm on November 15. Cyclone Gaja over southwest Bay of Bengal has moved further west-southwestwards and crossed Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranniyam near lat 10.5, long 79.8 with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph during 12:30 am to 2:30 am on Friday (November 16), the MeT department said. Cyclonic storm ‘GAJA’ over BoB located near latitude 12.0°N and longitude 83.8°E, about 450 km east-northeast of Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu).