Cyclone Forms in Bay of Bengal: Red Alert for Three Tamil Nadu Districts
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A cyclone is forming in the Bay of Bengal.
The cyclone's name is 'Arnab'.
Weather experts say it may become a very strong storm.
The weather centre gave this information.
Tomorrow, three districts in Tamil Nadu will get a red alert.
A red alert means big danger from weather.
People ask if Chennai will also get bad weather.
The weather centre gave an update about this.
The storm may cross the coast soon.
The coast is where land meets the sea.
People in Tamil Nadu are watching the weather news.
More information will come soon from officials.
Vocabulary15 words
- cyclone
- a very strong, spinning storm with wind and rain
- weather centre
- a place that studies and predicts weather
- red alert
- a warning that means very big danger
- update
- new information about something
- coast
- the land next to the sea
- district
- a small area or region in a country
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- danger
- a chance of harm or trouble
- cross
- to move from one side to another
- information
- facts about something
- officials
- people who work for the government
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- strong
- having a lot of power
- weather
- the condition outside, like rain or sun
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
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1. Bay of Bengal 2. Three 3. Arnab
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A _____ is forming in the Bay of Bengal.
The cyclone's name is '_____'.
Weather experts say it may become a very strong _____.
The weather centre gave this _____.
Tomorrow, three _____ in Tamil Nadu will get a red alert.
A red alert means big _____ from weather.
People ask if Chennai will also get bad weather.
The weather centre gave an update about this.
The storm may _____ the coast soon.
The coast is where land meets the _____.
People in Tamil Nadu are watching the weather news.
More information will come soon from _____.
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