Very high Vertical.V possible over S.karnataka, S,central.Andhra, N,N-E.Tamilnadu and #chennai from 5pm today.. http://ow.ly/i/QRuZ

Today, the high vertical.V will stay over S.Karnataka, N,N-E.Tamilnadu, #chennai & S.Andhra till 3am and Heavy rains possible.

3pm, Fresh Showers seen over S.Tamilnadu, Kerala, Central,N-W.Rajasthan, N-E.Orissa, Uttarakand, Himachal & E.UP.. http://ow.ly/i/QRt3 

#chennai - yesterday as well HEAVY rains for city Suburbs .. especially for W,N-W suburbs.. http://ow.ly/i/QRqY

#chennai - 3:45pm having a mild sea breeze from E-S-E at low levels. Today as well showers possible after 6pm and will move in from W-N-W

Overall monsoon deficit has come down to 15 per cent with one-and-a-half months left for the season to end.. http://ow.ly/cYThD

Earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran on 11-Aug-2012... http://ow.ly/cYTkn 

RT @aash_tvm: Raining in #trivandrum frm early morning. Now drizling @weatherofindia (8:31am)

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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