Schools in Chennai and four other districts of Tamil Nadu were declared closed on Wednesday amid heavy downpour, with rain alerts being declared in several areas.
Six locations in Chennai, including Parrys recorded the highest amount of 36.3 cm of rainfall on Sunday, while twelves other locations in the city received heavy to very heavy rainfall exceeding 11.5 cm as the northeast monsoon remained active in the region, according to the regional meteorological centre (RMC). Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over the state,along with other south Indian states, including Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, till October 24, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). An upper air cyclonic circulation that lay over the southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu coast on Monday is likely to intensify into a low pressure area over the same region during next 24 hours, according to the least bulletin released by the weather department on Tuesday afternoon.
The weather department had, on Tuesday, forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu for 24 hours owing to the likely formation of a low pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal. The IMD said on Sunday that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely across the state till October 24. Tamil Nadu and Puducherry normally receive heavy rainfall during the northeast monsoon season, which officially sets in between October and December every year. Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu began over the weekend itself, with the downpour lashing several districts.
