Tamil Nadu Weather: Chennai, Thanjavur, Vellore, Other Districts On Alert For Heavy Rain As Cyclone Ditwah Nears Landfall

Tamil Nadu Weather: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms in various Tamil Nadu districts including Chennai as Cyclone Ditwah nears landfall. The weather body has placed Chennai under a yellow alert. Meanwhile, Thoothukudi was heavily waterlogged on Friday after days of widespread rain.

As per IMD, showers will continue to lash Tamil Nadu till December 1, with extremely heavy rain expected on November 29 and 30. As per IMD, Cyclone Ditwah weather system has strengthened with powerful winds. It is likely to enter the southwest Bay of Bengal near the coasts of north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh by Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed across Tamil Nadu districts to carry out precautionary operations amid heavy rain.

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Tamil Nadu Weather Forecast

November 28: Heavy to very heavy rain at a few places with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is likely to occur over Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Pudukkottai districts. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at a few places over Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tiruchirappalli, Mayiladuthurai, Ariyalur districts and Karaikal. Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Thoothukudi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Perambalur, Cuddalore districts and Puducherry.

November 29: Heavy to very heavy rain at a few places with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is likely to occur over Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, Villuppuram, Chengalpattu districts and Puducherry and Karaikal. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at a few places over Thanjavur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chennai districts. Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Pudukkottai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tirupattur, Karur and Namakkal districts.

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November 30: Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at a few places over Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Ranipet districts. Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Vellore, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Villuppuram, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri districts and Puducherry.