Light to moderate rain likely in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on Dec. 8

The cyclonic storm Mandous lay centered over Southwest Bay of Bengal, about 530km east-southeast of Karaikal and about 620 km southeast of Chennai.

Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at isolated places on Thursday, December 8, 2022, over Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Pudukottai and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamilnadu and Puducherry and Karaikal during the next one to three hours, according to according to the Meteorological Department.

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Thoothukudi, Thirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts of Tamilnadu during the next one to three hours, the IMD said in a press release issued around 7 am.

Meanwhile, the cyclonic storm Mandous ,lay centered over Southwest Bay of Bengal, about 530km east-southeast of Karaikal and about 620 km southeast of Chennai. In a separate release, the IMD said it is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota with a maximum sustained wind speed of 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph around mid night of December 9: IMD