A recent forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) suggests that Puducherry and Tamil Nadu would need to prepare for additional rainfall. For the past two days, Chennai and the neighboring areas have experienced intense rains, which has severely disrupted daily life and caused significant annoyance to the general people.
In its most recent meteorological advisory, the weather service said on Thursday that from Thursday through Sunday, there would likely be light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning in one or two locations over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the Karaikal area. According to the weather agency, there is a chance of isolated heavy rainfall on Friday in the districts of Vellore, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, and Erode.
On Thursday, there was severe to extremely heavy rain in many parts of Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, and Tiruvallur districts, which caused waterlogging and stagnation. On Wednesday, intense rain continued to batter Chennai and other regions of Tamil Nadu, submerging residential areas and roadways up to knee deep in water, creating traffic jams, and impairing public transportation.
Tamil Nadu, Chennai weather
Over the course of the last six hours, the depression over the West Central and adjacent South West Bay of Bengal moved 14 km/h west-northwest, crossing the coasts of South Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to the north of Pondicherry and Nellore. It then moved closer to the north of Chennai, near latitude 13.5 N and longitude 80.2 E on Thursday at around 4:30 a.m. Later on, the depression lessened and became a distinct low pressure area that covered the southern coastal region of Andhra Pradesh and its surrounding areas.
“On October 17, at approximately 04:30 IST, a depression over the west central and adjacent southwest Bay of Bengal traversed the shores of north Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh between Puducherry and Nellore, near Chennai. The depression was located near latitude 13.5 N and longitude 80.2 E. At 05:30 IST today, http://2024, it weakened into a clearly defined low pressure region and moved over South coastal Andhra Pradesh and neighboring North coastal Tamil Nadu.To keep traveling toward the west and northwest and wea.
Tamil Nadu floods
Due to the moderate likelihood of rain in Chennai and the surrounding districts, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has reduced the red alert to an orange alert. However, the weather service has issued a warning of strong winds in Tamil Nadu’s north.
Heavy rainfall is predicted to occur in isolated locations over the Ghat areas of Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts on Sunday, according to the IMD. These districts include Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, and Perambalur. The Ghat regions of Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts, including Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Pudukkottai, have been alerted by the IMD to severe rainfall in isolated spots.
It also stated that from Thursday through Monday, there is a chance of thunderstorms with lightning in one or two locations throughout Tamilnadu, Puducherry, and the Karaikal region.
The weather service also stated that on October 22, a new low pressure region is probably going to form over Bengal’s Central Bay. Around October 20, a new upper air cyclonic circulation is expected to begin over the North Andaman Sea. A low pressure region is expected to develop over Central Bay of Bengal on October 22 under its influence. From there, it is expected to proceed northwest and intensify even further, according to a statement from the IMD.
