The Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert for the Nilgiris on October 24, warning of very heavy rainfall in the district.
An orange alert for very heavy rain has been issued for Coimbatore, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Kallakurichi on the same day.
The weather office also said heavy rain is likely on Oct 24 in Kanyakumari, Theni, Madurai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Karur, Tiruppur, Tiruchirappalli, Namakkal, Erode, Salem, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupathur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Chennai and Tiruvallur.
For October 25, a red alert has been issued for Dindigul, Madurai and Theni. An orange alert is in place for Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur, Perambalur and Cuddalore, while a yellow alert has been indicated for Kanyakumari, Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Erode, Salem, Kallakurichi, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Tirupathur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Chennai and Tiruvallur.
On October 26, an orange alert has been forecast for Pudukkottai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram. A yellow alert has been issued for Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari.
