Chennai received heavy showers overnight, light rain to continue
The Regional meteorological centre issued an orange warning for three hours until 7 am, during the morning hours of Thursday.
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CHENNAI: Several parts of Chennai received heavy showers on Thursday morning causing water stagnation and traffic snarls in many areas. The rainfall beginning Wednesday night continued until Thursday morning.
West Tambaram in Chengalpattu received the highest 11 cm of rainfall, followed by 10 cm rainfall in several parts of Kancheepuram and Chennai on Thursday. VIT Chennai in Chengalpattu had 10 cm of rainfall and 9 cm of rainfall was received at the Sathyabama University observatory in Kancheepuram.
Most of the areas in Chennai including Anna Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Sholinganallur, Manali, Kodambakkam, Adyar, Valasaravakkam and Perambur received more than 5 cm of rainfall on Thursday. This led to waterlogging in various places in the city. The residents of Perambur, Korattur and Kodambakkam complained of water logging on the streets even for mild showers.
The Regional meteorological centre had issued heavy rainfall warning for several districts including Villupuram, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu during the day. Among other districts of Tamil Nadu, Vellore, Ranipet, Thiruvannamalai, Thiruvalluvar, Salem, Dindigul, Kancheepuram, the Nilgiris and Chengalpattu also received moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday.
For the next few days, the regional meteorological centre has forecast light to moderate rainfall in several parts of the State. Meanwhile, the sky condition in Chennai is likely to be cloudy, with light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning in several parts of the city. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 35-36 degree Celsius, while minimum temperature will be about 26-27 degree Celsius.
