Today, the monsoon LOW is over S.chatisgarh & Orissa ... http://ow.ly/i/RvIp

The present LOW is expected to vanish in next 24hrs and Another expected over E.Uttarpradesh on 22-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/RvJj

Today the offshore trough along S-W coast is bit strong and will be for another 2 days and weaken after 22-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/RvKF 

3:30, Heavy rains along entire Maharastra coast continues, while Kerala & Karnataka coast is having less rains.. http://ow.ly/i/RvDd

3:30pm, Heavy rains seen over S,central Maharastra as well, and over Haryana, Punjab, W.UP, N-E.Rajasthan .. http://ow.ly/i/RvDd

RT @akash_wadhwani: Mumbai rain awesome :) (3:23pm)

#chennai - 4:30pm, is having strong low level winds from E-N-E

Again, Vertical.V is going to be high over S,S-E.Karnataka, S.Andhra, N,N-E.Tamilnadu and #chennai from 4pm.. more rain ahead!

Here's the High Veritcal.V map over S.Andhra, #chennai & N-E.Tamilnadu .. http://ow.ly/i/RvCH 

RT @siddhray: 7am. #Mumbai, Santacruz... Raining since 3am today as it should during this time of the year. A welcome change this monsoon

Rainfall figures in mm in Chennai Region on 18.08.2012

Though the rain in Chennai was not widespread, we got food rains. Here is the rainfall figure ending 8.30 am on 18.08.2012


Tiruttani - 20
Kancheepuram - 20
Arakonam - 20

Chennai (IMD) – 14
Chennai (Kea) – 14
Puzhal – 12
Redhills – 11
Chemberabakkam – 11
Poonamalle - 10
Kaveripakkam - 10
RK Pet (IMD) – 7
Chennai AP – 4
Madhavaram – 3

Heavy Rain lashes Kerala for past 2 days. Heavyweight HRF Neeriamangalam bounces back

Among the southern Indian divisional rainfall, Kerala got the most deficient rainfall of -37% for the week ending 15.08.2012.

However, for the past two, it alone is getting battered in the Southern Peninsula and deficiency is reduced by 4% to 33% as on 18.08.2012. Here is the SWM departure % as on 18.08.2012\\

• COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH  +8% (Normal)
• TELENGANA -3% (Normal)
• RAYALASEEMA -12% (Normal)
• TAMILNADU & PONDICHERRY -18% (Normal)
• N. I. KARNATAKA -36% (Deficient)
• S. I. KARNATAKA -32% (Deficient)
• KERALA -33% (Deficient)

Neeriamangalam - 520 mm in last 5 days 

14th - 70 mm
15th - 80 mm
16th - 130 mm
17th - 160 mm
18th - 80 mm

Keerampara - 280 mm in last 4 days

15th - 40 mm
16th - 40 mm
17th - 120 mm
18th - 80 mm

Peermade - 260 mm in last 4 days

15th - 40 mm
16th - 50 mm
17th - 100 mm
18th - 70 mm

Vazhathope - 220 mm in last 4 days

15th - 50 mm
16th - 25 mm
17th - 100 mm
18th - 45 mm
 
Thodupuzha - 220 mm in last 3 days

16th - 55 mm
17th - 115 mm
18th - 50 mm

Vadakara - 180 mm on 18.08.2012

Chennai - a strong shower now 9:45pm is lashing chengelpet zone! 40km s-s-w from city

RT @NEWSFROMASIA: RT @NewIndianXpress: Landslide kills 4 in Kerala; two missing http://t.co/46Gzf62l #Rain #Landslide #Kerala

RT @gulf_news: After rain havoc, search on for bodies in Kerala: http://t.co/7ZHVRI6A #India

RT @aash_tvm: No rain during nite in #trivandrum. Hope this atmos will continue till morning! #kerala #malayalam @weatherofindia