Chennai Rains: IMD alert indicates light rainfall in Sholingur and surrounding regions; warning issued to fishermen

Light thunder storm and lighting with light to moderate rainfall expected over isolated parts of Tiruchirapalli, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Tenkasi, Thirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu till 10 PM today. Residents are advised to watch out for waterlogging, slippery roads, and possible traffic disruptions in some areas.

Light to moderate rainfall expected over isolated parts of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts till 7 PM today. Residents are advised to watch out for waterlogging, slippery roads, and possible traffic disruptions in some areas.

Squally weather with high wind speeds is likely to prevail over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal until December 24. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea during the aforementioned period, the IMD said in an advisory.

Nowcast Rain alert valid for next two hours.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the state capital's maximum temperature is expected to reach 30 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature is likely to oscillate between 24 and 25 degrees Celsius.

IMD has issued a nowcast light rain alert for Pallipattu, Sholingur and Walajapet for the next two hours.

IMD reported that rainfall occurred at a few places over North Coastal Tamil Nadu and at one or two places over rest of Tamil Nadu.

IMD predicts that the upper cyclonic circulation, associated with the low pressure area over westcentral and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, will to continue to move nearly northwards and concentrate into a depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal.

Thereafter, it is likely to move north-northeastwards maintaining the intensity of depression for subsequent 24 hours.

Light rain is likely at isolated places over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanyakumari, and Madurai districts of Tamil Nadu till 1 AM IST on December 20. Caution advised as slippery roads may pose hazards.

Satellite IR animation from INSAT 3DR (19.12.2024 0945-1615 IST) showing convective clouds associated with the well marked low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal. The system is likely to move nearly northwestwards towards north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coast during next 12 hours.

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A few parts in Tamil Nadu experienced isolated rain while a nippy breeze greeted the people in Chennai and its neighbourhood on Thursday.

The storage in the irrigation tanks across the state are brimming with water and the six dams providing drinking water to Chennai, too, were replenished by the rain since the past few days, thus taking the combined storage to reach nearly 75 per cent, a source at the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department said.

"Nearly 6,176 irrigation tanks out of 14,140 in Tamil Nadu have attained their full capacity, while 3,217 other tanks have more than 75 per cent storage of water," an official said.

Chennai's six dams, which have a total capacity of 13,213 Mcft, at present have a combined storage of 9,909 Mcft water that is 74.99 per cent.

(PTI)

Light to moderate rainfall expected over isolated parts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, and Chengalpattu districts till 7 PM today. Residents are advised to watch out for waterlogging, slippery roads, and possible traffic disruptions in some areas.