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Chennai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a thunderstorm warning for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for the next three hours on Saturday. Earlier, the weather department forecast rain with thunderstorms and lightning in several districts of Tamil Nadu including Chennai during the day. Amid the troubling weather condition, a holiday has also been declared in all schools in Chennai, news agency ANI reported, citing the district collector.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: The Chennai Meteorological Department issued a thunderstorm warning for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for the next three hours. pic.twitter.com/D0qgAfRquy
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
Several parts of the state woke up to heavy waterlogging due to heavy overnight showers and people were greeted by thunderstorms and lightning early morning. Notably, the southern state has been hit by incessant showers for the past several days. Several area witnessed mudslides and landslides due to the incessant rainfall.
Moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms occurred in one or two places in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram districts, coastal areas of Villupuram and Cuddalore districts, and the Puducherry area, according to the Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).
The RMC Deputy Director General, S Balachandran, reported that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the South Andaman Sea and its surrounding regions around November 26. It is expected to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal on November 27, as per PTI.
The weather department has issued rain with thunderstorms and lightning forecast for several districts in Puducherry and Karaikal.
Due to the rain forecast there are possibilities of heavy waterlogging in several places. “Traffic may be affected in some areas,” the Met Department predicted.
In the midst of the state experiencing heavy rainfall, Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister K Rajan conducted a meeting on Thursday to address the situation. He mentioned that there have been no reported rain-related accidents in the state, and special measures will be put in place to facilitate the smooth movement of Sabarimala pilgrims.
Apart from Tamil Nadu, thunderstorms with lightning are predicted in one or two areas in Kerala on November 26 and 27, extending to Puducherry and Karaikal.
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