Intense thunderstorms batter Cuddalore, Puducherry
The Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre has predicted continued thunderstorm activity for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry across the districts of Cuddalore, Puducherry, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Nilgiris, Theni, Tirunelveli, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet, Vellore and Tirupattur, a day soon after exceptionally major thunderstorms battered Cuddalore and Puducherry.
A national climate forecast from India Meteorological Department, Delhi, indicated the likelihood of gentle to moderate rainfall at isolated/scattered places around Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe on the two Monday and Tuesday.
But it warned that isolated major rainfall may well lash elements of Inside Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Isolated thunderstorms and lightning are forecast around Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe right up until Monday.
European agency forecast
A European Centre for Medium-Variety Weather conditions Forecast (ECMWF) outlook right up until Monday indicated a active day for elements of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Inside Karnataka and North Tamil Nadu. This spans an place from Hubballi, Ilakal and Kurnool to Kavali, Nellore, Chennai, Tirupathi, Chittoor, Tiruvannamalai, Bengaluru, Ramanagara, Kola Gold Fields, Davangere, Ballari, Anantapur, Prodattur, Hindupur, Chikkamagaluru, Tumakuru, Punganuru, Hunsur, Hanur, Coimbatore, Udhagamandalam, Salem, Cuddalore, Tiruchirappalli and Muthupet.
Rains returning to Central India
The European agency sees extra rains heading back again to elements of Peninsular India and adjoining East-Central India for the duration of February 22-28. Possible producing gains are nearly whole Maharashtra other than the coastline, Telangana, Rayalaseema, and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The US Countrywide Centres for Setting Prediction expects thunderstorms to go on to flare up around the region for an additional week (right up until March one) pursuing which the pre-monsoon period commonly sets in. The first week of March may well see thunderstorms go away Tamil Nadu and get confined to the Kerala coastline.
Unusually rigorous showers
The 24 hours ending on Sunday morning rainfall at a lot of places around South Inside Karnataka at a couple places around Tamil Nadu & Puducherry at isolated places around Kerala, Mahe, Inside Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema. Really gentle rainfall occurred around Karaikal place and Telangana. Dry climate prevailed around Lakshadweep place.
Rainfall recorded (3 cm and previously mentioned) at important centres in Tamil Nadu are: Pondicherry and Cuddalore-19 each Manimutharu (district Tirunelveli) and Kurinjipadi (Cuddalore)-10 each Papanasam (Tirunelveli)-8 Cheranmahadevi (Tirunelveli), Parangipettai and Bhuvanagiri (Cuddalore)-7 each Coonoor-six Shoolagiri (Krishnagiri), Marakkanam and Vanur (Villupuram)-five each.
Areas of moderate activity
Areas of a lot less rigorous activity integrated Uthukuli (Tiruppur), Sankaridurg (Salem), Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli) and Palani (Dindigul)-four each Srimushnam, Panruti and KM Koil (Cuddalore), Tirupuvanam (Sivaganga), Bhavanisagar (Erode), Kothagiri (Nilgiris), Cheyyur (Chengalpattu), Mettur (Salem), Vilathikulam (Toothukudi), Kollidam (Nagapattinam), Mettupalayam (Coimbatore) and Periyanaickenpalayam (Coimbatore)-3 each.
Centres acquiring rainfall of a few cm or previously mentioned in Coastal Andhra Pradesh are Ongole (Prakasam)-3 in Rayalaseema, Kadiri (Anantapur)-3 and in Karnataka, at Devanahalli-3. Rest of the centres, together with all important kinds in Kerala, recorded rainfall of a lot less than a few cm, the Regional Satisfied Centre, Chennai, stated.