Weather department predicts rain, thunderstorms in southern Tamil Nadu districts

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has predicted rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning crossed respective districts of Tamil Nadu until Thursday (January 23).

Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Dindigul, and Kanyakumari districts are expected to acquisition rainfall during this period. The upwind section noted that airy to mean northeasterlies and easterlies proceed to prevail implicit the portion successful the little tropospheric levels.

The Northeast Monsoon, which commenced connected October 1, 2024, has remained vigorous implicit Tamil Nadu. This has resulted successful wide rainfall crossed the state, arsenic good arsenic the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Over the play and into Monday, assorted parts of Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts recorded dense rainfall. Oothu and Naalumukku successful the Manjolai Hills registered 15.1 cm and 13.7 cm of rainfall, respectively. Other areas, including Kakkachi (12 cm), Manjolai (10.6 cm), Karuppanathi (3.6 cm), Ayikudi (3.1 cm), and Servalar (1.8 cm), besides experienced important rainfall, according to the greeting study issued by the catastrophe absorption department.

The inflow to Papanasam and Manimuthar dams has accrued owed to the incessant rain. Normal beingness has been disrupted successful respective parts of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Alangulam, Ambasamudram, and Sankarankovil.

The Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve medication has banned tourists from bathing successful the Manimuthar waterfalls and Thalaiyanai owed to information concerns. Similarly, the Tenkasi territory medication has restricted bathing astatine the Courtallam waterfalls due to the fact that of the beardown inflow of h2o from the Western Ghats' catchment areas.

Fishermen person been warned against venturing into the oversea owed to squally upwind conditions. Wind speeds are expected to scope betwixt 35-45 km/h, with gusts of up to 55 km/h on the confederate Tamil Nadu coast, the Comorin area, and the adjoining Gulf of Mannar implicit the adjacent 2 days. Increased moisture levels successful the sea, coupled with changing upwind patterns, are sustaining the ongoing rainfall enactment crossed the state.

Tamil Nadu has recorded a 14 per cent surplus successful rainfall during the Northeast Monsoon season, with 447 mm received compared to the seasonal mean of 393 mm. Chennai recorded 845 mm of rainfall, 16 per cent supra average, portion Coimbatore saw a important 47 per cent increase.

Cyclone Fengal, which struck Tamil Nadu betwixt November 29 and December 1, caused wide devastation and further contributed to the state's rainfall statistics. The RMC forecasts above-average rainfall crossed Tamil Nadu until January 23, with coastal districts, including Chennai, apt to person airy to mean rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms successful the coming days.