"Orange Alert for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal! Prepare for heavy to very heavy rainfall (115.6 to 204.4 mm) on November 22nd and 23rd, IMD said in a post on X.
Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district has caused severe damage to around 500 acres of paddy crop cultivation, complained Kuruvai farmers of the region.
A low-pressure area has been formed over the west-central Bay of Bengal. This system will get intensified and will go northwards. There may be rain on November 15th, 16th, and 17th in east India and northeast India, Soma Sen, a senior scientist with IMD said while speaking to ANI.
A low-pressure area formed over the Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a deep depression and cause heavy rainfall in parts of Odisha on November 16, said IMD on Tuesday.
As rain lashed several parts of Chennai and heavy rainfall was experienced in Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Puducherry and Karaikal area today under the influence of the Northeast monsoon, State Disaster Management Minister KKSSR Ramachandran said that the situation was under control in Tamil Nad
A Holiday was declared for educational institutions including professional colleges in Mayiladuthurai District on November 14, due to the forecast of heavy rainfall, said the District Collector AP Mahabharathi.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert, indicating the possibility of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on November 13th and 14th.
Since the beginning of November, it has been raining widely in Tamil Nadu with the onset of the northeast monsoon. As a result, the water flow to the dam increased up to 69 feet. Following this, a final flood warning was issued.
With the onset of the northeast monsoon, the rainfall was 43 percent less than normal last October. However, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive rain at many places for 4 days due to the low atmospheric circulation, the Meteorological Centre said.
A sudden change in the weather was witnessed in Punjab on Friday morning. There was a drop in temperature in the city around 7 am due to heavy rain accompanied by thunder.