Ghat regions of Tamil Nadu witness heavy rain

Elements of Tamil Nadu acquired significant rainfall for the duration of the 24 hours ending on Saturday morning with Kothagiri topping the chart with 9 cm and Coonoor recording 7 cm, whilst components of Coastal and South Interior Karnataka and Kerala recorded mild to moderate rainfall.

An India Meteorological Section (IMD) explained the other key centres obtaining rainfall (in cm) have been Ongole-6 Arogyavaram -5 Amarapuram, Kiravati, Thalassery, Mandanapalle and Udyagiri-four each individual Chamarajanagar and Kolar-three each individual Bapatla-2 Mysore and Cuddapah -one each individual.

Two troughs at perform

Several destinations in excess of Rayalaseema and Lakshadweep and a couple of destinations in excess of Coastal Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Telangana, Kerala, Mahe, North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal also noticed occasional showers as portion of the ongoing bout of unseasonal February showers. Elements of East India, North-East India, West and Peninsular India way too witnessed occasional thunderstorms.

The IMD attributed the unstable climate to a pair of troughs – a person carved into the westerly winds and working down from North-East Bihar to South-East Arabian Sea across Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka and North Kerala whilst the other nestled in the easterly winds in excess of West-Central Bay of Bengal from North Tamil Nadu Coastline to South Odisha coast.

They will proceed to bring about mild to moderate rainfall in excess of components of Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe for 3 additional times. Isolated thunderstorms and lightning are likely in excess of Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe for the duration of upcoming two times and in excess of Lakshadweep area until finally Sunday.

European agency outlook

A European Centre for Medium-Array Climate Forecasts outlook legitimate until finally Sunday explained that there are nonetheless pockets with thunderstorm danger in excess of East-Central India alongside a slender corridor from Rourkela, Turumunga, Sambalpur, Rengali, Bolangir, Jeypore, Kirandul, Warangal, Khammam and Nizamabad across Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.  

The area of intense thunderstorm action extends from Kavali, Nellore, Tirupati, Chennai (significant), Bengaluru, Hindupur, Chikkamagaluru, Hunsur, Hanor, Coimbatore, Valparai (significant), Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Muthupet, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Kaveripattinam, Karaikudi, Dindigul, Madurai, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi, Palayankottai and Nagercoil across Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Interior Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu

 

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