Chennai: Due to the deep depression prevailing over the Bay of Bengal, a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall has been issued for Theni, Dindigul, and Madurai districts for tomorrow (Oct. 25).
In a press release issued by the Chennai Meteorological Department regarding this, the low-pressure area that had prevailed over the central-east and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a “deep depression.” It may intensify further and remain as a depression in the same areas.
Furthermore, it may move west-northwestward and intensify, becoming a deep depression tomorrow (Oct. 25) and a cyclone over the central-west Bay of Bengal on the 26th. It may then move further west-northwestward and intensify further, and could move near the Andhra Pradesh coast in the central-west Bay of Bengal on the morning of the 28th.
As a result, a red alert has been issued in Tamil Nadu for today (Oct. 24), warning that extremely heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds, may occur in one or two places in the Nilgiris district. An orange alert has been issued for the possibility of heavy to very heavy rain in districts including Villupuram, Cuddalore, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, and Tiruvannamalai. Heavy rain may occur in districts including Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Erode, Theni, Madurai, and Kanyakumari.
Red, orange alert...
In Tamil Nadu tomorrow (Oct. 25), extremely heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds, may occur in one or two places in the districts of Theni, Dindigul, and Madurai (red alert).
Heavy to very heavy rain (orange alert) with thunder, lightning, and strong winds may occur at one or two places in the districts of Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Sivaganga, as well as in Karaikal.
Heavy rain may occur in the districts of Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Namakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Virudhunagar, and Kanyakumari. Moderate rain with thunder, lightning, and strong winds may occur in the districts of Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, and Tirunelveli.
On Oct. 26, heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds may occur at one or two places in Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, and Pudukkottai districts.
Heavy rain may occur at one or two places in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Madurai, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, and Thoothukudi districts, and moderate rain may occur in the rest of Tamil Nadu.
In Chennai and suburban areas, the sky will be partly cloudy tomorrow (Oct. 25). There is a possibility of moderate or heavy rain with thunder and lightning in some parts of the city.
According to rainfall measurements recorded in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. today in Tamil Nadu, the highest rainfall was 25 cm in Purliyar in Nilgiris district, 20 cm in Lower Kotagiri Estate, 17 cm in Coonoor, 16 cm in Alagarai Estate, and 15 cm in Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district, the press release said.
‘Arnab’ cyclone: The deep depression prevailing over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone on the 26th. This cyclone will be named ‘Arnab’. The name has been suggested by Bangladesh.
The word Arnab means ocean in Bengali. Chennai Meteorological Centre Director V.R. Durai has said that the next cyclone formed after that is likely to be given the Tamil name 'Murasu,' suggested by India.
