Ditwah effect: Heavy rains in Western Ghats, south TN on Dec 3

Ditwah weakened from a deep depression to a depression on Tuesday morning.

North Chennai continued to receive heavy rain; Ennore recorded 26 cm, Parrys 25 cm, Ice House 22 cm, Manali New Town & Ponneri 21 cm, Basin Bridge & Perambur 20 cm.

System was 80 km from Chennai and 60 km from Puducherry at 5.30 p.m.; moving slowly (~3 kmph).

Minimum distance to TN–Puducherry coast: 25 km; expected to move southwest and weaken into a well-marked low in 12 hours.

Orange alert issued for the Western Ghats for Wednesday.

Heavy to very heavy rain forecast on Wednesday for Nilgiris, Erode, Coimbatore; heavy rain in Theni, Dindigul, Tiruppur, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Salem, Namakkal.

Fishermen advisory: Don’t venture into sea; winds 45–55 kmph, gusting 65 kmph till Dec 2 evening; easing to 35–45 kmph, gusting 55 kmph by Dec 3 morning.

Sea conditions: Very rough to rough till Dec 3 morning, gradual improvement thereafter.