Orange alert in Tamil Nadu today: Up to 200 mm of rain likely
Tamil Nadu: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for very heavy rainfall for Tamil Nadu today.
It has been reported that some places in the state may receive 120 mm to 200 mm of rainfall.
The Chennai Meteorological Department had previously warned that 10 districts, including Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram, and Thanjavur, would receive heavy rainfall on Monday due to a low-level atmospheric circulation in the southeast Arabian Sea.
As a result, the India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for very heavy rainfall in some areas of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal today.
It has also been reported that light rainfall will continue in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for the next seven days.
Two Storms
The depression that formed over the Malacca Strait and the adjoining South Andaman Sea on Saturday (November 22) intensified into a deep depression on Sunday (November 23) morning and is likely to persist over the same area. It is likely to move west-northwestward and intensify into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea on Monday (November 24). It is likely to continue moving in the same direction and intensify into a cyclonic storm ‘Senya’ over the southeast Bay of Bengal on Wednesday (November 26) during the next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, a low-pressure area (cyclonic circulation) formed over Kumari Sagar and adjoining areas on Sunday (November 23). Consequently, a low-pressure area (cyclonic circulation) is likely to form over Kumari Sagar and adjoining areas of Sri Lanka-Southwest Bay of Bengal on Tuesday (November 25).
