18 dists of TN to receive mild showers for next few hrs
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) stated that there would be several impacts during the rain such as waterlogging in interior areas and traffic may be affected in some areas.
Visual from Chennai (Hemanathan M)
CHENNAI: Chennaiites woke up to overcast skies and several parts of the city experienced moderate rainfall in the wee hours on Monday.
Rain is likely to continue for the next few hours in Chennai and neighbouring districts due to the cyclonic circulation prevailing over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the southwest monsoon has been favourable to Tamil Nadu.
Areas including Tondiarpet, Thiruvottriyur, Royapettah, Mylapore, Triplicane, Anna Salai, Guindy, and Teynampet experienced light to moderate rain along with strong winds.
Due to the cyclonic circulation over the central parts of the south Bay of Bengal and adjoining central Bay of Bengal now lies over the central parts of the southwest Bay of Bengal between 4.5 km and 5.8 km above mean sea level.
As many as 18 districts of Tamil Nadu - Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Coimbatore, Theni, Tenkasi, and Dindigul is likely to receive light to moderate rain along with thunderstorm activity for the next few days.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) stated that there would be several impacts during the rain such as waterlogging in interior areas and traffic may be affected in some areas.
According to RMC rainfall data, Meenambakkam received 2.9 mm, Nungambakkam 1.5 mm, Ennore port and West Tambaram 2.5 mm each, and Kancheepuram 16.5 mm of rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours.
