Tamil Nadu rains | Holiday declared for schools in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Ranipet

Heavy rain lashed Chennai and its suburbs on Nov 29, causing authorities to declare a holiday for schools in the districts. 18 of 34 locations monitored by the Integrated Command and Control Centre recorded over 75mm of rain. IMD forecasts light-moderate intensity rain in TN, Puducherry & Karaikal till Dec 3. Strong easterlies & cyclonic circulation over Sri Lanka may cause widespread rain. Chengalpattu, Villupuram & Cauvery delta may receive heavy rain at one or two places. Weather system brewing over SE Bay of Bengal may become cyclonic storm 'Michaung' by Dec 2.

Heavy rain lashed Chennai and its suburbs on Wednesday., November 29 evening. Rains also lashed the districts of Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Ranipet. In view of this, authorities declared a holiday for school in the four districts.

More updates on the other districts are awaited.

In Chennai, according to the Corporation, 18 of the 34 locations being monitored by the Integrated Command and Control Centre recorded over 75 mm of rain from 8.30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

According to IMD, heavy rain may lash isolated places in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, and Chengalpattu districts over the next two days

Coastal areas may have to brace for more rain till the weekend with a weather system brewing over the southeast Bay of Bengal. It is expected to strengthen into a cyclonic storm around December 2. The well-marked low pressure area is likely to become a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal by Thursday. The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has said the weather disturbance may further gain in strength and turn into a cyclonic storm over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal.

If the system becomes a cyclonic storm, it is likely to be named ‘Michaung’, a name given by Myanmar for the tropical cyclones forming over the north Indian Ocean.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain of light to moderate intensity at many places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal until December 3. Strong easterlies and another cyclonic circulation over Sri Lanka would push moisture and rain clouds closer to the Tamil Nadu region and cause a fairly widespread rain on November 29, 2023.