Chennai - 8am, early hrs to till now lots of heavy rain are around city, less rain witnessed in city and nearby suburbs.

RT @akaasi: Light drizzles in Palladam, Tamilnadu @weatherofindia 9:51pm

Southern Region 3 days forecast: The Easterly wave, with an UAC embedded in it has now started pushing inland, taking the Tamil Nadu route. It will penetrate rather quickly into interior TN and precipitate modertate rainfall in the state. Effects of the UAC moving in, and dissipating, will also be felt in N.I. and S.I. Karnataka, including Bangalore, from Friday.
Hyderabad can recieve light showers on Friday. Rainfall "spill over" effect may be felt in Goa and adjoining extreme South Maharashtra on Saturday.

 More regions forecast read vagaries.

"03B" - kind of cyclone system in Nov-1992

The tropical disturbance ,that became TC09B was fwst identified on the 011800Z November

Significant Tropical Weather Ad~isory by JTWC as a broad area of convection in the Bay of Bengal.

As the tropical disturbance tracked north-northwestward, its convection increased in amount and organization.

JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert at 0221002, and the first warning at

0300002. Intensification continued until the tropical cyclone stalled on 5 November. With increasing

wind sheer aloft over the cyclone, a weakening trend set in on 6 November which continued until

TC09B dissipated over water two days later. The final warning was issued by JTWC at 0718002.

1999 - Orissa Super Cyclone

29-Oct-1999, Cyclone "05B" - Orissa Super Cyclone
History ... 
1. The storm surge was 26 feet (8 meters) struck the coast of Orissa, traveling up to 20 km inland
2. 17,110 km² of crops were destroyed
3. Approximately 275,000 homes were destroyed
4. A total of 9,803 people officially died from the storm, with 40 others still missing
5. The number of livestock that perished in the cyclone amounted to 406,000

For more visit ...
1999 - Orissa Super Cyclone
1999: Super-cyclone wreaks havoc in India

Diary of the super cyclone in Orissa

KILLER CYCLONE

"03B" - Moving inland as a low level circulation.

Confirmed - "03B" - Moving inland as a strong low level circulation. 
6pm, Heavy rain seen along W,S-W and W-N-W of Chennai.
More showers expected over S.Andhra, Chennai and N.coast Tamilnadu during next 24hrs.

4pm, Heavy rain seen just E-N-E of #Chennai , moving towards coast, Isolated rain also over S.Kerala, central Tamilnadu http://ow.ly/i/19LBs 

RT @js_miranda: @weatherofindia heavy rain now in Ramapuram and Porur, #chennai  (4:21pm)

#chennai - 4:35pm, Pallavaram zone just had a good sharp shower for around 10 min.

#chennai - Strong showers seen over S.Andhra around 70km N-N-W from city, Heavy rain approaching coast from N-E.. http://ow.ly/i/19LcN 

RT @saisowsen: @weatherofindia There was drizzle at #Pallikaranai, #Chennai (3:08pm)