It is pouring in Chennai, parts of TN as ‘low’ makes merry
It has been pouring in Chennai this (Tuesday) early morning, as a weather-dictating minimal-pressure location parked around the Comorin and adjoining North Sri Lanka coast continued to make merry, even as the North-East monsoon entered the 2nd month.
The weather running a blog community in Tamil Nadu took to Twitter to report hefty spells as they unfolded in numerous parts of the Condition and the cash city. @ChennaiRains tweeted that the southern and south-western suburbs have been obtaining ‘fairly fantastic spells of rains, although city locations are anticipated to get (rains) in a although with fantastic rain bands witnessed off the coast previously in the early morning.
ECMWF model validates
A forecast outlook map from the European Centre for Medium-Vary Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and featured by www.meteologic.com/in confirmed how the Chennai coast was shaping up to choose a strike by the raiding rain bands.
@jhrishi2 tweeted about ‘massive rains’ around parts of Tamil Nadu (and not just in Chennai) as the ‘low-pressure location continues to pump in moisture’ from the South-West Bay of Bengal. This Twitter handle also noted rainfall quantities from all over to substantiate the developments on Tuesday early morning.
Weighty rainfall quantities
Some of the rainfall quantities (in cm) tagged along the tweet are in the course of the 24 several hours ending in the early morning and are as follows: Marakkanam-20.1 cm Nannilam-twelve.3 Cuddalore-eleven.two Kollidam-nine.eight Thiruthuraipoondi-eight.6 Ramanathapuram-7.four Paramakudi-7.1 and Nagapattinam-6.5.
The bearing and area of the minimal-pressure location (Comorin and adjoining North Lanka coast) are just suitable to bring the monsoon easterlies from the East and South-East Bay and strike the overall Tamil Nadu coast with moisture and bring about rainfall all throughout. As the method moves North-West around the Arabian Sea, parts of the North Peninsula might also profit.
The IMD has forecast very hefty rainfall at isolated areas around Kerala and Mahe on Tuesday and Wednesday. Isolated hefty rainfall is probably around Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe and South Interior Karnataka in the course of the following a few to four times and around Coastal Karnataka on Wednesday and Thursday.
Rainfall for Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep might hope to get isolated hefty rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, although rain-deficit Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema and Telangana are probably to witness rains on Tuesday and North Interior Karnataka on Friday.
Scattered rainfall with isolated thunderstorms and lightning might take place around south Konkan, Goa and South Madhya Maharashtra from Tuesday to Friday, as the ‘low’ moves North-West in the Arabian Sea and around Marathawada from Wednesday to Friday. Isolated hefty rainfall also probably around Konkan and Goa on Thursday and Friday.
