Chennai: A new low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal. It is likely to intensify into a cyclone on the 26th and may cross the coast between North Andhra and South Odisha in the following two days. In Tamil Nadu, an orange alert for very heavy rainfall has been issued for 5 districts, including Nellai and Coimbatore, for tomorrow (Oct. 24).
In a press release issued by the Chennai Meteorological Department regarding this, it said: The low-pressure area that prevailed over the Kumari Sea region and adjoining southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala regions is now located over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep region.
A low-pressure trough extends from the atmospheric circulation prevailing over the southeast Arabian Sea and the adjoining Lakshadweep area to the coastal areas of North Tamil Nadu via Kerala, up to an altitude of about 1.5 km.
A new low-pressure area formed today (Oct. 23) over the central and eastern Bay of Bengal, and the adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal region. It will intensify into a low-pressure depression tomorrow (Oct. 24), into a deep depression on the 25th, and into a cyclone on the 26th. Over the next two days, it is likely to strengthen further, move northwestward, and may cross the coast in North Andhra and South Odisha.
Due to their impact, tomorrow (Oct. 24) in Tamil Nadu, the hilly areas of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, and one or two places in Coimbatore, Nilgiris, and Theni districts may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds.
Heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds may occur at one or two places in the districts of Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Tenkasi, Madurai, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tiruppur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet, Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Sivaganga, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Dharmapuri, Ramanathapuram, and Thoothukudi. Moderate rain may occur in most places in the rest of Tamil Nadu.
On Oct. 25, heavy to very heavy rain may occur at one or two places in the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Perambalur, Ariyalur, and Tiruchirappalli districts.
Heavy rain may occur at one or two places in the Sivaganga, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruppur, Karur, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, and Tiruvallur districts. Moderate rain may occur at most places in the rest of Tamil Nadu.
Tomorrow (Oct. 24), the sky over Chennai and its suburbs will be partly cloudy. Some parts of the city may receive moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning.
In the coastal areas of southern Tamil Nadu, the Gulf of Mannar, and the Kanyakumari Sea region, cyclonic winds may blow at speeds of 35 to 45 km/h, with gusts up to 55 km/h, from today until the 26th. Therefore, fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.
According to the rainfall recorded in Tamil Nadu in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. today, the highest was 16 cm in Sattur, Virudhunagar district; 14 cm in Chinnakamanpatti; 13 cm in Samuthirapatti, Dindigul district; 11 cm each in Kuppanatham and Vriddhachalam in Cuddalore district, Kallikudi in Madurai district, and Kodavasal in Tiruvarur district; and 10 cm each in Natham, Kodaikanal, Nadumandalam, Madurai, and Vadipatti in Dindigul district, Thirukkanur in Puducherry, Savanthapur in Erode district, and Chinnovlapuram in Theni district.