Chennai: A new Low Pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours, promising heavy to very heavy showers on 26 and 27 November for Chennai, suburbs and adjoining districts, have made people more panicking. As the rain-wretched of some areas of this teeming megapolis are reeling under water logging due to recent rains.
Met office sources said the cyclonic circulation over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbour-hood lay centred over central parts of South Bay of Bengal and extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, a Low Pressure area is likely to form over southwest Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours. It is likely to move west-northwest-wards towards Sri Lanka and South Tamil Nadu
coast.
Under its influence, thunderstorm with heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and delta districts of Tamil Nadu. Thunderstorm with moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over rest south Tamil Nadu, besides thunderstorm with light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over rest North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area tomorrow.
On Thursday, thunderstorm with heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur and Ranipet districts of Tamil Nadu. Thunderstorm with heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Chennai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram districts, while thunderstorm with moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.
Thunderstorm with light to moderate rain is also likely to occur at isolated places over interior Tamil Nadu.
Met office said on November 26 and 27, thunderstorm with heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places is likely to occur over Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu. Thunderstorm with heavy rain is also likely to occur at isolated places over Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ramanathapuram,
Pudukottai and Cauvery delta districts of Tamil Nadu and Karaikal area. Thunderstorm with moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over rest of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. As per the heavy rainfall warning, the met office said heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur and Ranipet districts of Tamil Nadu, while heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Chennai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Ramanathapuram districts on November 25.
For the subsequent two days, heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places is likely to occur over Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu.
