Heavy rains hit Chennai

The well marked low pressure area lying over Sri Lanka and adjoining Gulf of Mannar and southwest Bay of Bengal had brought rains to many other parts of the State too. The system is likely to move towards north Tamil Nadu coast and intensify into a depression by Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Department.

Insat 3D satellite image showing the weather system over Tamil Nadu The city recorded 109.7 mm of rainfall on May 20, 2010.According to Skymet, a private weather forecaster, the intensity of rain is likely to increase in a few parts of the city from May 17, accompanied by high-velocity winds over Chennai and other coastal areas.

R. Pradeep John,  Tamil Nadu Weatherman, stated that movement of massive rain bands towards southern Tamil Nadu from southwest Bay of Bengal has been witnessed. Due to this, the delta region, Gulf of Mannar and southern Tamil Nadu have been put under rain alert and Chennai might receive heavy rain, earlier than expected, in the coming weeks, including showers on the day of the Assembly election.