Chennai Weather Update: Orange Alert Issued for Heavy Rain in City and 7 Tamil Nadu Districts

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai has given the orange alert of a heavy rainfall in the entire Tamil Nadu, with the capital city being included in the warning, and the formation of low-pressure system over the southeast Bay of Bengal is predicted between October 21 and 24.

🌧 Low-Pressure System Building Over Bay of Bengal

The current status of this low-pressure system, as per RMC, is that it is hovering over the southeast Arabian Sea and an upper-air circulation exists over the southern Andaman Sea and the adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal, which is causing this situation.

The system will gain strength and will get more west-northwestward upwards the coast of Oman amongst the next 24 hours and over the southwest and west-central bay of Bengal in the next two days.

⚠️ Orange Alert for Multiple Districts

The weather services have given an orange alert, which implies a warning of excessive rains, for the mentioned seven districts on Monday (October 21):

Ramanathapuram, Pudukkottai, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, and Cuddalore.

As well as that, severe rain is anticipated in the districts of Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Ariyalur, Perambalur, and Sivaganga.

🌦 District-Wise Rain Forecast

October 22:

Orange alert extended to Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Ranipet, and Tiruvannamalai.

Heavy rain also expect in Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, and Tirupattur.

October 23:

Very heavy rain is predicted in Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, and Vellore, with heavy showers likely in Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, and Tirupattur.

October 24:

Intense rainfalls are likely in Tirupattur, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Erode, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, and Krishnagiri.

🌩 Chennai Weather Outlook

According to the RMC, in Chennai, there will be a predominance of clouds with the possibility of rain ranging from moderate to heavy in different areas of the city along with thunderstorms.

The residents of low-lying areas are being advised to remain vigilant and refrain from entering water-logged places, as officials point out that the persistent rain may result in flooding locally in the northern part of Tamil Nadu and Delta region in the next few days.

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