Chennai: Hold on to that umbrella for the rains are not showing any sign of stopping. Incessant rains kept the city's residents on their toes for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Infact, not just Chennai but also many places along the coastline of the state received heavy rainfall.
“The low-pressure system, which has been causing the rain, is now situated between Sri Lanka and Gulf of Mannar region. As a result, almost all coastal as well few interior districts of Tamil Nadu have been experiencing heavy rainfall,” S.R. Ramanan, Director, area cyclone warning centre, regional meteorological centre, said.
An advisory issued on the IMD website stated that fishermen should remain cautious while venturing into seas as there was possibility of heavy winds blowing in a south-easterly direction, with maximum speed reaching upto 55 KMPH.
Forecasting for the next 24-hour period, Mr Ramanan said, “Scattered heavy to very heavy rain would occur over South Tamil Nadu. Isolated heavy to very heavy rain would occur over North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.” As for Chennai, the skies would remain cloudy with a few spells of heavy rain or thundershowers occurring in some areas.
For the period ending 8.30 am on Thursday, suburban areas like Tambaram, Chengalpettu and Poonamalee received 9cms rainfall. Nungambakkam and Anna University each received 8 cms. The DGP office opposite Marina Beach recorded 6cms.
Significantly, a good amount of rainfall was also recorded near the five water reservoirs serving the city of Chennai. Poondi (10 cms), Puzhal, Red hills (9cms each), Chembarabakkam (8 cms), Cholavaram (11 cms) all received their fair share. So far in the month of November, about 173.5 mm of rain had been recorded in Chennai. Last year, 193.7 mm rain was realised during the entire month.
