Vehicles ply through flooded roads in Chennai/ Manivasagan 
Chennai

Chennai comes to standstill after heavy rains lash several parts of city

Traffic snarls were reported in many parts of the city with roads flooded with rain water within hours of heavy downpour.

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Heavy showers lashed several parts of Chennai on Thursday, while parts of Cuddalore, and Ramanathapuram received mild and moderate rainfall. In Chennai, MRC Nagar received the highest of 9 cm of rainfall, followed by Meenambakkam that received 4 cm of rainfall. Nungambakkam and Chidambaram recorded 3 cm of rainfall, Sathyabama University and Anna University had 1 cm of rainfall till 4 pm.

The Regional Meteorological department on Thursday said that light to moderate rainfall is expected in the coastal districts, including Chennai and suburban areas for the next 48 hours. Meanwhile, delta districts are expected to receive heavy rains. 

The easterly winds are expected to bring in more rainfall in the next 48 hours as they are likely to weaken over the Bay of Bengal. The Regional Meteorological Centre said that thunderstorm with moderate rains are likely to occur over Coastal Tamil Nadu, which can bring rains to Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai and delta districts. 

Meanwhile, Chennai is likely to be partly cloudy for the next 48 hours, and thunderstorms along with light to moderate rainfall are expected in several parts of the city. The maximum temperature and minimum temperature is expected to be 31 degree Celsius and 24 degree Celsius respectively.

Rainfall till 6.00 pm

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Mylapore - 207 (PWS)

MRC Nagar - 175

Nungambakkam - 140

Alwarpet - 133

Nandanam - 100

Meenambakkam - 98

Valsarawakkam - 94

ACS Medical College (Vanagaram) - 87

Chembarabakkam - 82

Anna University (Guindy) - 81

Tondairpet - 72

Moggapair - 71

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