Chennai - 10:39pm, a strong t.shower is nearing n-w, w-n-w suburbs of city. Now at 45km n-w from city!

A super T.shower is now 8:50pm is sweeping S.Andhra, Around 85km N-W from #chennai city.

A super T.shower is now 8:50pm is sweeping S.Andhra, Around 85km N-W from #chennai city.

Thunder Storm rocks Chennai and surrounding places

After 7 days of daily Thunder Storms, Chennai had a lull for 2 days. But the rainfall from yesterday evening till 14.08.2012 at 8.30 changed everything. Everyone in Chennai weather blog slept assuming there will be no further rains in the night after superb showers in the evening. But unlike evening the early morning TS gained strength to Strength and covered almost all the area of Chennai.

Rainfall in mm

Meenambakkam (Chennai Airport) – 50
Kolapakkam (Back of Chennai Airport) – 50
RK pet (Agro) – 42
Tambaram – 40
Sholingur – 40
Marina Beach – 30
Mahabalipuram – 30
Arakonnam – 30
Korattur – 28
Nungambakkam (Chennai City) – 27
Taramani – 27
Chembarbakkam – 27
Cheyyur – 26
Kattupakkam (near SRM Univeristy) – 25
Kea Metsite (Nungambakkam) – 21
Kancheepuram – 20
Thiruvalangadu – 20
Poonamalle – 19
RK pet (IMD) – 18
Guindy – 17
Shollinganallur – 15
Tiruvallur – 15
Uttiramerur – 15
Kadambathur – 15
Chengalpattu – 10
Maduranthagam – 10
Sriperumbudur – 10
Kelambakkam – 10

It was surprise that Nunga did not miss out. Others who missed out yesterday are -

Tamaraipakkam – 6
Madurantakam – 5
Poondi – 4
Ennore – 4
Cholavaram – 4
Madhavaram – 2
Avadi – 2
Puzhal – 1
Red Hills – 0

6:30pm, strong showers seen over S,S-W,central Rajasthan, New showers popping over Haryana, Uttarakand.. http://ow.ly/i/QH5e

6:30pm, Lots of T.showers seen over S,S-central Tamilnadu .. http://ow.ly/i/QH6w 

For next 2 days S,S-central Tamilnadu to get some T.showers!

For next 2 days S,S-central Tamilnadu to get some T.showers!

#Kerala to get good widespread rains from today till 18-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/QGWw

For next 24 to 48hrs.. Showers will linger along S,S-E,E, central.Rajasthan, W,N-W.Madhyapradesh.. http://ow.ly/i/QGY0

COLA model expects rainfall activity for most of E.India will start from 16-Aug due to the upcoming N.Bay circulation.. http://ow.ly/i/QGZ4

Scattered rain for S,central.Karnataka, N,N-E.Tamilnadu, #chennai and S,S-central Andhra will continue till 19-Aug !

Offshore trough along S-W coast persists ... Expected to vanish for next 3/4 days and will be back around 19-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/QGCe

Today the low level circulation is over N-N-E.Madhyapradesh ... it'll vanish in almost the same location in 24hrs.. http://ow.ly/i/QGQY

Surprisingly, COLA models suggest a strong low level circulation to build over N.corner Bay along Bengal coast.. http://ow.ly/i/QGSd

COLA suggests that from 16/17-Aug.. the N.Bay circulation will start to track West thru N-E.Orissa & S.Bengal .. http://ow.ly/i/QGTO 

RT @srushtik: @EmraanKKC_79 lol :p :D send some rain to mumbai -_- no rain here .. Rainy season but without rain ☹ 

RT @kjdevasia: Torrential rain in Kerala. More pictures from Idukki Dt. http://t.co/6HHq9lJS 

Today again, High Vertical.V possible after 4pm over S,central Karnataka, N.Tamilnadu.. More showers possible.. http://ow.ly/i/QGyv

High vertical.V again for N-E.Tamilnadu, #chennai and S,central.Andhra ... More rains possible after 5pm and before 3am. http://ow.ly/i/QGzr 

#chennai - till 8:30am today got 2 rounds of T.showers (especially over S,S-W suburbs).. City records 3cm and airport 5cm of Rainfall.

#chennai - This accumulated rain estimate shows Heavy rains were concentrated over S,S-W suburbs of city... http://ow.ly/i/QGvr

RT @kjdevasia: Torrential rain in  Kerala. Late rain hits villagers badly. Flash Flood in rain affected areas http://t.co/DUgTXjSE 

RT @rajugana: Bangalore 9.00am After yestday's night downpour, today its Bright SunShine & Clear Skies. Wet, Green, breezy !!!.