Tamil Nadu braces for heavy rains across 15+ districts

Tamil Nadu heavy rain southwest monsoon thunderstorms Chennai temperature

The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a bulletin forecasting heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40‑50 km/h in more than 15 districts of Tamil Nadu from June 11 through June 14. The affected districts include Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Theni, Dindigul, Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai.

Recent observations recorded up to 11 cm of rain in Oothu (Tirunelveli) and 9 cm at Vint Worth Estate (Nilgiris). Temperatures are expected to fall gradually across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, while Chennai will remain hot and humid, having reached a high of 40.7 °C on Wednesday.

Sources

Chennai weather: Rain, thunderstorms likely today and over next few days as monsoon stays active [www.news9live.com]

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Heavy rains predicted in over 15 districts in Tamil Nadu from June 11 [www.dtnext.in]

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Heavy rains predicted in over 15 districts in TN [www.newsdrum.in]

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