"The Northeast Monsoon is severe over Tamil Nadu," the IMD reports, with heavy to extremely heavy rain expected over the next 24 hours.670fad61c4b3b-heavy-and-widespread-rains-have-lashed-chennai-and-other-parts-of-tamil-nadu-161108130-16x9.jpeg
In the past two days, Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu have seen intense and widespread rainfall.
Chennai and other Tamil Nadu regions have been battered by intense and widespread rains.
Chennai and other Tamil Nadu regions have been battered by intense and widespread rains.
The Northeast Monsoon is very intense across Tamil Nadu, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. There is a chance of severe to extremely heavy rainfall in one or two locations in the districts of Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Chennai. Five locations in Tamil Nadu had exceptionally heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours, 48 locations experienced very S Balachandran, Director of Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre, stated in an interview with news agency ANI that there had been 21 reports of heavy rainfall.
"We've had 138 mm of rain since October 1st," Balachandran stated, noting that a depression is nearing the coasts of north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh from the west-northwest. "It (depression) is expected to cross between Nellore and Puducherry near Chennai."
"In the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in one or two places in the districts of Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chennai," added the senior scientist. "This does not imply that there will be heavy to extremely heavy rains throughout the regions. It is advised that fishermen avoid going into the sea in certain regions."
Over the past two days, Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu have seen heavy rainfall, submerging roadways and residential neighbourhoods up to the knees. More rain is expected in the state during the next two days, according to the weather service. A notice stated that "heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is likely to occur over Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Chennai districts" this afternoon.
Tuesday evening saw the west to northwest movement of a prominent low-pressure region over the southwest and adjacent southeast Bay of Bengal, which strengthened into a depression. Early on October 17, near Chennai, the depression is expected to shift west-northwest and traverse the beaches of south-and north-central Tamil Nadu, between Puducherry and Nellore. heavy and hefty On Wednesday, there is a chance of light to very heavy rainfall in certain areas of the state and really heavy rainfall in a few isolated locations. Up until October 17, squally weather with wind gusts as high as 60 km/h is predicted across the southwest and adjacent west-central Bay of Bengal, as well as along and off the shores of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh.
Parts of Karnataka have also been battered by heavy rain. The first Test between New Zealand and India was postponed today because of the nonstop rain. The venue for the test is Chinnaswamy Stadium. The meteorological service has projected showers for the whole day, and even Thursday, the second day of the match, looks bleak.
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