Heavy rain lashed several areas in the city, including Egmore, Arumbakkam, Broadway, Tondiarpet and Thiruvottriyur. Several roads and streets in the city witness water logging with the ongoing stormwater drain (SWD) making the situation even worse for the public.

As per the RMC bulletin, due to atmospheric downward circulation prevailing over Southwest Bay of Bengal along the northern Sri Lankan coast moderate rain with thunderstorm activity is likely to occur in Chennai, Thiruvallur, and Kanniyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu during the next three hours.

At least 18 districts - Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Ranipet, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Ramanathapuram to experience light to moderate rain.