The northeast monsoon has intensified over Tamil Nadu, bringing widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across several regions, the Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre said.
In the last 24 hours, Coimbatore district’s Periyanaickenpalayam recorded the highest rainfall in the state at 18.4 cm, according to the weather bulletin.
For today, the IMD has warned of heavy rain in 14 districts including Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore and Villupuram. Heavy showers are also likely in Puducherry and Karaikal.
For tomorrow, heavy to very heavy rain is likely over Theni, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari, while heavy rain may occur in delta districts as well as Madurai, Dindigul, Thoothukudi and Ramanathapuram.
Chennai and its suburbs are expected to remain partly cloudy today and tomorrow, with chances of moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in parts of the city. The IMD also indicated the possibility of strong winds over the Kerala and Karnataka coasts and Lakshadweep on October 22 and 23.
