Tamil Nadu Rain Today: Yellow Alert for 17 Districts Including Chennai
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Tamil Nadu gets another day of heavy showers on Saturday, 24 October, with a yellow alert for 17 districts including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Tiruchi, India.com reported from IMD’s forecast. IMD expects heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on 23 and 24 October, ETV Bharat reported, with thunderstorms and winds of 40 to 50 km/h along the coast on Friday.
Chennai and Delta Districts on Yellow Alert
India.com said Tamil Nadu will see thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in parts of the state, with isolated heavy rain till Sunday. IMD’s bulletin of 23 October carried orange alerts for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep, with 115.6 to 204.4 mm possible in 24 hours at isolated places, Down To Earth reported. Waterlogging, lightning and local disruption to road travel are possible in vulnerable areas, The Sunday Guardian said. IMD’s advisory for farmers asks them to keep fields drained and protect harvested crops.
Kerala Stays Wet Till October 25
Kerala and Mahe get fairly widespread to widespread rain till 24 October, with heavy to extremely heavy rain at isolated places till 25 October, India.com reported. For the district-level alert, see Kerala Rain Alert: Orange for 7 Districts on October 25, and for the school closures earlier this week, Chennai Rain Shuts Schools in Five Districts.
Also read Very Heavy Rain Likely in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Till October 22
Bay System Could Reach the Coast by October 28
A low-pressure area over the Andaman Sea may become a depression and later a cyclonic storm, and weather models suggest it could affect coastal Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh around 27 and 28 October, ETV Bharat reported. It said the track, intensity and landfall remain uncertain. The latest on the system is in Bay of Bengal Depression Likely by October 25.
Source: IMD all-India weather bulletin. Also based on reporting by India.com, ETV Bharat, Down To Earth and The Sunday Guardian.
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