Jal Rainfall from 8.30 am to 02.30 pm on 7th

Pondicherry – 83 mm
Mailam (Tindivanam) – 65 mm
Chennai (Nungambakkam) – 40 mm
Chennai (Meeambakkam) – 33 mm
Neyveli – 33 mm
Ennore Port – 32 mm
Madhavaram – 32 mm
Hosur – 21 mm
Chidambaram – 9 mm
Karaikal – 7 mm

Tirumalla – 46 mm
ISRO – 32 mm
Nellore – 15 mm
Bapatla – 1 mm
Kavali – 4 mm

Chennai - Showers to continue well into midnight ... but all showers will be of low intensity.

RT @lakshmisharath: RT @the_hindu: Jal has lost strength to be treated as severe cyclone: Rao http://bit.ly/c7w2U8

2pm, Most (80%) of cloud mass of cyclone jal is over central and North Tamilnadu ... http://ow.ly/i/5haO

RT @joesat: jal @weatherofindia palavakkam 3pm Steady rain with no wind is a bad sign. Looks like ve to brace for the worst in the evening

IMD :: 2pm IST, Severe Cyclonic Storm JAL weakened into a Cyclonic Storm

Cyclone Ogni 2006 and Cyclone Nisha 2008 remains as best cyclones for Chennai in last 15 years

Ogni Rainfall

http://www.kea.metsite.com/2006_10.txt

Nisha Rainafall

http://www.kea.metsite.com/2008_11.txt

Last Cyclones to cross near chennai

(With New Links)

Cyclone Ogni 2006

One of the wettest cyclones in NIO basin. Chennai got heavy rains and registered 50km/hr winds.

http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/2006atcr/NWP_IO/StormNWP_IO/io06.html

Tropical Cyclone 08B (1996)

This storm played cat & mouse and finally crossed Chennai on Dec 7th evening. i still remember this storm its so fresh in my mind)

http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1996atcr/pdf/nio/08b.pdf

Tropical Cyclone 05A (1996)

Not much wind speed wen it crossed near Chennai. It holds the record for longest cyclone in NIO basin.

http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1996atcr/pdf/nio/05a.pdf

Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 03 (1994) (04B JTWC Name)

The first time i witnessed a storm fury. This storm crossed at mid night and i was just able to hear the wind sound it was terrifying. Most trees got uprooted in our colony.

http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1994atcr/pdf/nio/04b.pdf

Chennai - Sharp showers to continue for another 24 hrs.

Update on Cyclone Jal ... Very near to Chennai & weakening ... http://ow.ly/35EOO