Heavy rain pounds parts of South Tamil Nadu

Heavy to very heavy rain has been recorded at various places in South Tamil Nadu on Sunday even as fresh clouds has materialised over the northern parts this (Monday) morning.

Satellite pictures show clouds have migrated to the North of the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast, and concentrated over Nellore and Tirupati in coastal Andhra Pradesh; Chennai, Vellore, Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram, Puducherry, Chidambaram and Kumbakonam.

HEAVY RAINS

Meanwhile, India Met Department said that rains pounded not just the coast of South Tamil Nadu but also the immediate interior during the day yesterday (Sunday).

Some of the significant rainfall (in cm) recorded during the day were: Karaikal-17: Nagapattinam and Cuddalore-10 each; Puducherry-4; Tiruchirappalli, Kodaikanal and Madurai-3 each; Vellore and Atiramapattinam-2 each; and Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Coonoor, Coimbatore, Palayamkottai and Salem-1 each.

Sea-based weather -generating formations included the low-pressure area over East-Central Arabian Sea off Lakshadweep; and younger sibling in the form of a trough attached that links it with South Gujarat; and another trough over the Comorin region (having shifted West from Southwest Bay of Bengal).

MORE FORECAST

The Met has forecast heavy rain at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and Lakshadweep for today.

The trough extending to South Gujarat will bring thunderstorms, lighting and hail to Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada.

The next two days that follow would seen heavy rain build up over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, likely as part of fresh rains approaching the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast in due course.