Cyclone 'Fani' is very likely to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" in the next 12 hours and further soar into a "very severe cyclonic storm" in the next 24 hours, the Cyclone Warning Division of the MeT department said on Sunday. "It is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours," the IMD said.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/cyclonic-storm-fani-to-intensify-into-severe-cyclonic-storm-imd/articleshow/69081874.cms