Rains continue to lash TN

Sharp spells of rains continued to lash different parts of the state due to a trough along the Tamil Nadu coast.

The regional weather office has forecast more rains over the next two days. It said isolated heavy rain was likely to occur over North Coastal Tamil Nadu and South Tamil Nadu besides Puducherry.

According to weather observations at 8.30 am today, Rameswaram recorded eight cms rainfall followed by Mayiladuthurai and Tarangambadi (both Nagapattinam district) at 6 cm each.

Chennai and its suburban areas also received rainfall, inundating low-lying areas.

Here's IMD report for today::
Northeast monsoon has been vigorous over Coastal Tamilnadu and active over Interior Tamilnadu.



Rainfall occurred at most places over Tamilnadu and at a few places over Rayalaseema and Kerala. Isolated rainfall occurred over South Interior Karnataka and Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Mainly dry weather prevailed over Telangana and Dry weather prevailed over Lakshadweep, Coastal and North Interior Karnataka.



The following stations recorded very heavy-to-heavy rainfall in centimetres:

Nagapattinam 18, Chennai and Thozhudur (Cuddalore dt) 15 each, Kollidam (Nagapattinam dt) 14, Chembarambakkam (Tiruvallur dt) and Chidambaram 13 each, Chennai Airport and Sirkali (Nagapattinam dt) 11 each, Tambaram, Nannilam (Tiruvarur dt) and Tarangambadi (Nagapattinam dt) 10 each, Cuddalore, Parangipettai, Karaikal. Sethiyathope (Cuddalore dt), Ambasamudram and Manimutharu (both Tirunelveli dt) and Vandavasi (Tiruvannamalai dt) 9 each, Anna University (Chennai dt), Chengalpattu and Maduranthagam (both Kancheepuram dt), Kattumannarkoil (Cuddalore dt) Thiruthuraipoondi (Thiruvarur dt) and Nellore 8 each and DGP Office (Chennai dt), Puducherry Airport, Poonamalle and Cholavaram (both Tiruvallur dt), Kodavasal (Tiruvarur dt), Mayiladuthurai (Nagapattinam dt), Vedranyam and Viralimalai (Pudukottai dt) 7 each.



The other chief amounts of rainfall recorded in Centimetres are:

Palayamkottai, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi (Villupuram dt), Villupuram, Sathankulam (Tuticorin dt), Perambalur, Vembavur (Perambalur dt), Udayagiri and Atmakur (both Nellore dt) and Sathyavedu (Chittor dt) 6 each, Sriperumpudur and Uthiramerur (both Kancheepuram dt), Virudhchalam and Panruti (both Cuddalore dt), Gingee, Ulundurpet and Vanur (all Villupuram dt), Mannargudi and Muthupet (both Tiruvarur dt), Tiruvarur, Ayikudi (Tirunelveli dt), Pappireddipatti (Dharmapuri dt) Thalli (Krishnagiri dt), Udumalpet (Coimbatore dt), Coonnor, Natham (Dindugal dt), Kavali, Vinjamur and Rapur (both Nellore dt) and Mancompu (Allapuzha dt) 5 each, Tenkasi (Tirunelveli dt), Sankarapuram and Tirukoilur (both Villupuram dt), Adiramapattinam, Maniyatchi and Ottapidaram (both Tuticorin dt), Ketty (Nilgiris dt), Jayamkondam (Ariyalur dt), Marungapuri (Tiruchirapalli dt), Badvel (Cuddapah dt) and Srikalahasthi (Chittoor dt) 4 each, Cheyyur (Kancheepuram dt), Poondi (Tiruvallur dt), Srimushnam (Cuddalore dt), Orathanadu and Peravurani (both Thanjavur dt), Valangaiman (Tiruvarur dt), Alangudi, Illupur and Gandarvakottai (all Pudukottai dt), Pamban, Nanguneri (Tirunelveli dt), Kovilpatti (Tuticorin dt), Kanyakumari, Cheyyar (Thiruvanamalai dt), Ambur (Vellore dt), Thirupattur, Palacode (Dharmapuri dt), Kadavur (Karur dt), Chettikulam and Padalur (both Perambalur dt), Manaparai (Tiruchirapalli dt), Tiruchirapalli Airport, Mettupatti and Peraiyur (both Madurai dt), Sathur (Virudhunagar dt), Chatrapatti and Vedasandur (both Dindugal dt), Dindugul and Kodaikanal, Seetharamapuram, Venkatagiri Town, Gudur, Tada (all Nellore dt) and M.M. Hills (Chamrajnagar dt) 3 each, Ponneri (Tiruvallur dt), Grand Anaicut, Kumbakonam, Papanasam and Pattukottai (all Thanjavur dt), Thanjavur, Aranthangi, Keeranur and Illupur (all Pudukottai dt) , Pudukottai ,Manamelkudi, Paramakudi (Ramanathapuram dt), Radhapuram, Sankarankoil and Shenkottah (all Tirunelveli dt), Surangudi, Srivaikundam and Tiruchendur (all Tuticorin dt), Nagerkoil, Chengam and Polur (both Thiruvanamalai dt), Thiruvanamalai, Alangayam , Gudiyatham and Vaniyambadi (all Vellore dt), Soolagiri (Krishnagiri dt), Yercaud, Dharapuram (Tiruppur dt), Uthagamandalam, Kothagiri (Nilgiris dt), Panchapatti (Karur dt), Tiruchirapalli, Madurai Airport, Thirumangalam and Usilampatti (both Madurai dt), Andipatti, Periyakulam and Periyar Dam (all Theni dt), Thirupuvanam , Manamadurai and Devakottai (all Sivaganga dt), Thiruchuzhi and Watrap (both Virudhunagar dt), Virudhunagar, Nilakottai (Dindugul dt), Kandukur (Prakasam dt), Jamalamadugu (Cuddapah dt), CIAL Kochi, Nedumangadu (Thiruvananthapuram dt) and Srirangapatnam (Mandya dt) 2 each and Tiruvallur, Thamaraipakkam (Tiruvallur dt), Thirukatupalli and Thiruvaiyaru (both Thanjavur dt), Arimalam and Karambakudi (both Pudukottai dt), Kamudhi (Ramanathapuram dt), Ramanathapuram, Tondi, Boothapandi, Mylaudi and Pechipparai (all Kanyakumari dt), Arani and Sathanur Dam (both Thiruvanamalai dt), Arakonam and Melalathur (both Vellore dt), Anchetty, Barur, Denkanikottai, Hosur and Royakottai (all Krishnagiri dt), Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Sendamangalam (Namakkal dt), Salem, Omalur and Vazhapadi (both Salem dt), Avinashi and Sulur (both Coimbatore dt, Tiruppur, Kangeyam and Satyamangalam (both Erode dt), Naduvattam (Nilgiris dt), Chittampatti (Madurai dt), Madurai, Bodinayakanur, Gudalur and Uthamapalayam (all Theni dt), Ilayankudi, Karaikudi and Tirupattur (all Sivagangai dt), Aruppukottai, Rajapalayam and Srivilliputhur (both Virudhunagar dt), Palani (Dindugal dt) Bandipura (Chamrajnagar dt), Bangalore, Tirupathi Airport, Muddanur and Kamalapuram (both Cuddapah dt), Haripad (Alapuzha dt), Peermedu (Idukki dt), Thiruvananthapuram and Thiruvananthapuram Airport 1 each

Adilabad recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 13 degree Celsius in the plains of the region.