As the northeast monsoon has intensified in Tamil Nadu, the Meteorological Department has said that very heavy rainfall is likely in a few districts until Oct. 26.
The low-pressure area that prevailed yesterday (22-10-26) over the Kumari Sea areas and adjoining southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala areas is now located over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep areas as of 8:30 a.m. today (23-10-26).
A trough of low pressure extends from the atmospheric circulation prevailing over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep areas, up to the northern coastal areas of Tamil Nadu via Kerala, to a height of about 1.5 km.
Districts Likely to Receive Very Heavy Rain on October 23
As a result, very heavy rain may occur today (Oct. 23) in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts.
In Nilgiris, Coimbatore, and Theni districts, heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur at one or two places.
Heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) is likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Tenkasi, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Viluppuram, Tiruppur, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, and Kallakurichi, as well as in Puducherry and Karaikal.
Districts likely to receive very heavy rainfall on October 24
In the hilly areas of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, and in one or two places in Coimbatore, Nilgiris, and Theni districts, heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur.
In Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Tenkasi, Madurai, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tiruppur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet, Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Sivaganga, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Dharmapuri, Ramanathapuram, and Thoothukudi districts, and in one or two places in Puducherry and Karaikal regions, heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur.
Districts likely to receive very heavy rain on October 25
Heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour), may occur at one or two places in the districts of Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Perambalur, Ariyalur, and Tiruchirappalli.
Heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur at one or two places in the districts of Sivaganga, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruppur, Karur, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, and Tiruvallur, as well as in Puducherry and Karaikal.
In the rest of Tamil Nadu, moderate rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur in many places.
Districts where very heavy rain will fall on October 26
In the districts of Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Madurai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, and Pudukkottai, heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur at one or two places.
In Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Tiruchirappalli, Thoothukudi, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore districts, and in one or two places in Tiruvannamalai district, as well as in Puducherry and Karaikal areas, heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur.
The weather department has forecast this and issued a report.
