Chennai rain news

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has predicted moderate rain accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms in Chennai for the next two days until June 14. The RMC further stated that parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal can expect moderate rainfall until Thursday, June 15. However, certain areas in Chennai have recently witnessed high temperatures, with Nungambakkam reaching a scorching 40 degrees Celsius. Recent reports indicate that several areas in Chennai, including Egmore, Tiruvottiyur, Madhavaram, Perambur, Broadway, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Ambattur, and T Nagar, experienced moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning on Sunday, June 11. The RMC's bulletin suggests that Chennai will see partly cloudy skies over the next two days, with the possibility of some areas receiving rainfall. In contrast, parts of the state, particularly interior Tamil Nadu, are expected to face a heatwave due to soaring temperatures. The region will be characterized by hot and humid conditions. Reports suggest that the average temperature in Tamil Nadu will rise by 2 to 4 degrees, reaching as high as 39 to 40 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature in the state was recorded at Cuddalore’s Parangipettai district at 40.5 degree Celsius, followed by Nungambakkam (40.2 degree Celsius) and Madurai (40 degree Celsius).

Express News Service CHENNAI: With the next extreme weather event likely to hit Chennai and its suburbs on November 10-11, looks like Chennai's 'flood' problem is back again. A red alert has already been issued. With a saturated groundwater table, reservoirs, and lakes near to their brim, it's highly probable that the city's vulnerability will get exposed in the coming days. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai said the low-pressure area that is forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal will become more marked and move towards north Tamil Nadu later this week. Deputy Director-General of Meteorology at RMC S Balachandran said the weather system is being closely monitored. ALSO READ: Most of the weather models, including the Global Forecast System, are suggesting major rains in the Chennai region later this week around November 10. Mahesh Palawat from Skymet Weather said the low-pressure area will intensify into a depression and would cause extreme rains in Chennai and neighbouring districts. The city received over 21 cm of rainfall on Saturday night. This was the second-highest 24-hour rainfall in a decade for November since the 2015 deluge. Weather blogger Pradeep John on his Facebook post said, "Convergence from Chennai to Cuddalore belt is seen. So there is a chance of heavy rains from Sunday night to Monday morning." Why MeT department failed to forecast Saturday rains? Director for TN State Disaster Management Authority N Subbaiyan told The New Indian Exp...

Daily Tamil Nadu Live Updates Tamil Nadu Rains LIVE Updates: Several parts of Puducherry receive heavy showers Chennai police received more than 325 distress calls on Tuesday during the rain. Of these, 10 to 15% calls were for rain-related issues such as flooding of their house and evacuation of homeless people. At least 900 fire and rescue personnel and 40 boats at lowlying locations are kept on their toes for rescue operations. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm & lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Thiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts in next three hours. Pattalam and interior parts of Pulianthope, which are low-lying, and stretches at Arcot Road where metro work was going, would have been worse off if the civic body had not stationed highpowered pumps at several pointsdays in advance. When water stagnated for the second day at Stephenson Road and Perambur Main Road, due to swelling of Thanikachalam canal and parts of Otteri Nullah, the corporation used pumps to shift water through Cooks Road and New Farrance Road, to other parts of Otteri Nullah. Over the last two months, the corporation removed 4,550 tonnes of silt from 33 canals. It also desilted older storm water drains. As a result, flood waters flowed faster into the city’s riversand ou...

The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast rains in Tamil Nadu and parts of Chennai for the next 5 days. The rains are likely to be due to a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.The IMD has predicted light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on June 13 and 14

“A cyclonic circulation lies over Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean and extends up to 4.5 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the next 48 hours. It may move northwestwards towards TN - UT coasts during November 9-11,” the RMC said. Chennai Mayor Priya Rajan said that the city is ready to handle any kind of weather situation including storms. She said all the stormwater drains have been cleaned and any incidents of major flood-like situations are unlikely. The Greater Chennai Corporation has also ramped up its mechanism to deal with rain-related incidents. Pumps have been deployed at all major flood-prone areas and civic officials have been ordered to remain alert. The corporation has earlier announced a hotline 1913 for reporting flood and civic issues during the monsoon. The public can also contact the civic authorities through its social media handles, Namma Chennai App as well as the flood control room landline numbers: 044-25619206, 044-25619207, and 044-25619208).

Chennai rains: Heavy waterlogging in several parts of Tamil Nadu; schools, colleges shut in capital city Intense showers battered Chennai and other northern regions of Tamil Nadu on Thursday while the depression over Bay of Bengal crossed coast by evening. As many as 14 people were killed in rain related incidents in the state, standing crops were submerged, trees uprooted and over a 1,000 tenements, mostly huts suffered damage across Tamil Nadu. The heavy rains and release of surplus from dams, a total of about 13,000 cusecs of water here, transformed several areas in the metropolis and other northern regions of the state into a virtual, large water body as streets swirled with deluge and trash. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less IMD nowcast: Thunderstorms with moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts in the next one or two hours.

Express News Service CHENNAI: With the next extreme weather event likely to hit Chennai and its suburbs on November 10-11, looks like Chennai's 'flood' problem is back again. A red alert has already been issued. With a saturated groundwater table, reservoirs, and lakes near to their brim, it's highly probable that the city's vulnerability will get exposed in the coming days. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai said the low-pressure area that is forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal will become more marked and move towards north Tamil Nadu later this week. Deputy Director-General of Meteorology at RMC S Balachandran said the weather system is being closely monitored. ALSO READ: Most of the weather models, including the Global Forecast System, are suggesting major rains in the Chennai region later this week around November 10. Mahesh Palawat from Skymet Weather said the low-pressure area will intensify into a depression and would cause extreme rains in Chennai and neighbouring districts. The city received over 21 cm of rainfall on Saturday night. This was the second-highest 24-hour rainfall in a decade for November since the 2015 deluge. Weather blogger Pradeep John on his Facebook post said, "Convergence from Chennai to Cuddalore belt is seen. So there is a chance of heavy rains from Sunday night to Monday morning." Why MeT department failed to forecast Saturday rains? Director for TN State Disaster Management Authority N Subbaiyan told The New Indian Exp...

“A cyclonic circulation lies over Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean and extends up to 4.5 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the next 48 hours. It may move northwestwards towards TN - UT coasts during November 9-11,” the RMC said. Chennai Mayor Priya Rajan said that the city is ready to handle any kind of weather situation including storms. She said all the stormwater drains have been cleaned and any incidents of major flood-like situations are unlikely. The Greater Chennai Corporation has also ramped up its mechanism to deal with rain-related incidents. Pumps have been deployed at all major flood-prone areas and civic officials have been ordered to remain alert. The corporation has earlier announced a hotline 1913 for reporting flood and civic issues during the monsoon. The public can also contact the civic authorities through its social media handles, Namma Chennai App as well as the flood control room landline numbers: 044-25619206, 044-25619207, and 044-25619208).

Chennai rains: Heavy waterlogging in several parts of Tamil Nadu; schools, colleges shut in capital city Intense showers battered Chennai and other northern regions of Tamil Nadu on Thursday while the depression over Bay of Bengal crossed coast by evening. As many as 14 people were killed in rain related incidents in the state, standing crops were submerged, trees uprooted and over a 1,000 tenements, mostly huts suffered damage across Tamil Nadu. The heavy rains and release of surplus from dams, a total of about 13,000 cusecs of water here, transformed several areas in the metropolis and other northern regions of the state into a virtual, large water body as streets swirled with deluge and trash. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less IMD nowcast: Thunderstorms with moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts in the next one or two hours.

Daily Tamil Nadu Live Updates Tamil Nadu Rains LIVE Updates: Several parts of Puducherry receive heavy showers Chennai police received more than 325 distress calls on Tuesday during the rain. Of these, 10 to 15% calls were for rain-related issues such as flooding of their house and evacuation of homeless people. At least 900 fire and rescue personnel and 40 boats at lowlying locations are kept on their toes for rescue operations. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm & lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Thiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts in next three hours. Pattalam and interior parts of Pulianthope, which are low-lying, and stretches at Arcot Road where metro work was going, would have been worse off if the civic body had not stationed highpowered pumps at several pointsdays in advance. When water stagnated for the second day at Stephenson Road and Perambur Main Road, due to swelling of Thanikachalam canal and parts of Otteri Nullah, the corporation used pumps to shift water through Cooks Road and New Farrance Road, to other parts of Otteri Nullah. Over the last two months, the corporation removed 4,550 tonnes of silt from 33 canals. It also desilted older storm water drains. As a result, flood waters flowed faster into the city’s riversand ou...