As the northeast monsoon has intensified in Tamil Nadu, the Meteorological Department has announced which districts are likely to receive very heavy rainfall over the next 5 days.
In a statement issued by the Meteorological Department in this regard,
Today (21-10-26) at 05:30 a.m., a low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Tamil Nadu coast and persisted over the same region at 08:30 a.m.
Oct. 21 (today)
Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari districts may experience heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places, accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour).
Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Namakkal, Karur, Theni, Dindigul, Tenkasi, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga, and Ramanathapuram districts, as well as Karaikal, may experience heavy rainfall at one or two places, accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour).
In many places in the rest of Tamil Nadu and in Puducherry, moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur.
Oct. 22 (tomorrow)
In one or two places in the districts of Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Sivaganga, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai, and in Karaikal, heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur.
Heavy rain with thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur at one or two places in Tiruchirappalli, Erode, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Namakkal, Villupuram, Tiruppur, and Karur districts, as well as in Puducherry.
Moderate rain with thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur at many places in the rest of Tamil Nadu.
Oct. 23 (day after tomorrow)
Heavy to very heavy rain with thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur at one or two places in Kanyakumari, Nilgiris, and Coimbatore districts.
In Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Theni, Tenkasi, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Nattukkudi, Tirunelveli, Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Tiruppur, and Perambalur 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. Rain
In the rest of Tamil Nadu, moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour may occur in many places.
Oct. 24 Heavy to very 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 hilly areas of Tirunelveli district and in the districts of Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, and Nilgiris.
Thunder, lightning, and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may also bring heavy rain at one or two places in Tiruppur, Erode, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Ariyalur, Perambar. Pudukottai, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Udallur, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, and Sivaganga districts, as well as in Puducherry and Karaikal.
In many places in the rest of Tamil Nadu, moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur.
Oct. 25 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.
In Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Dindigul, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Sivaganga, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, and in one or two places in Chennai district, as well as in Puducherry and Karaikal areas, heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur.
Oct. 26
In Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Namakkal, Tiruppur, Karur, Dindigul, Theni, Madurai, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, and Villupuram districts, and in one or two places 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.
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 a few places.
Fishermen..
On Oct. 21, squally winds may blow at speeds of 35 to 45 kmph, with gusts up to 55 kmph at times, over the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, the Gulf of Mannar, and the adjoining Kumari Sea areas. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.
