Cyclone 'Nisha', with wind speed of 75 km, moved slightly northwards and crossed the Tamil Nadu coast close to north of Karaikal between 5.30 am and 6.30 am on Thursday. This delay, however, was over-compensated since its landfall on November 27 left at least 180 dead till Thursday. The importance for Nisha cyclone coverage is less as the newspaper has carried only a total of four articles in first page. Nisha formed in the Bay of Bengal in 2008. In the past, the slow moving cyclones had given good rains and this was as per the weather blogger Mr. Pradeep John. “It may be similar to cyclone Nisha that struck the Tamil Nadu coast in November 2008. The cyclone destroyed the livelihood of people in and around the city of Tanjore. It is important to note that Chennai city had already received nearly 20cms rains in the last 2 days due to Cyclone Nivar. Burevi will be spoken and remembered for years to come, just like Nisha was. Most schools have been closed… Because almost 50 per cent of the coastal communities are living within two kms from the coastline.7 In 2008, cyclone 'Nisha' brought heavy rainfall and widespread damages to infrastructure. The recent Nivar Cyclone has troubled all the activities not only in Chennai but also several other cities as well. Nisha, a tropical cyclone formed off the coast of Tamil Nadu, was the first cyclone since 1971 to batter the state. It now lies centred close to North West off Karaikal. It was the ninth tropical cyclone of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and the seventh tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal that year. After 72 hours Burevi which is now a low pressure area (LPA) is expected to say Goodbye to Tamil Nadu. On November 25, Nisha crossed shore near Karaikal with winds at 83 km/hr. In The Hindu cyclone warning was given as a segment in the weather forecast from November 20, 2008, whereas Dinakaran gave much importance to cyclone warning by presenting it as an article in the 1st page. Like the present system, Cyclone Nisha moved north-westwards and gave 40cms rains in the Chennai city. Around 189 people lost their lives. Cyclone Nisha (2008) Cyclone Nisha hit Tamil Nadu after Fanooz and this was also a big one. Heavy rains have stopped as of Friday evening but there are occasional showers to make moving around the city a major hazard. The state of Tamil Nadu was hit by cyclonic storm 'NISHA' in South India, since the 26th of November 2008. After 2+ days of heavy rains, cyclone Nisha has moved away from Chennai leaving beind major flooding across Chennai. Its wind speed was only 85 km per hour and was more of a rainstorm,” he said. Cyclone Nisha made landfall over Cuddalore in the month of December and brought catastrophic damages over Tamilnadu and Sri Lanka. The physiographic location of Tamil Nadu state and its shape of the coastline increase the exposure of coastal communities to the direct impact of cyclones. It is the best rainfall Cyclone for Tamil Nadu since Nisha in 2008. There is flooding across many parts of the city. Cyclonic Storm Nisha (IMD designation: BOB 07, JTWC designation: 06B) was a fairly weak, but a catastrophic cyclone that struck Sri Lanka, and India which killed over 200. Over 72 hours in same region. Cyclone Khai-muk made landfall over Kavali in Andhra Pradesh bringing heavy rainfall and severe agricultural crop damages in Coastal Andhra districts.