 "Rain lashes in Chennai as depression moves to the coast")
Heavy rains has made a come back to Chennai after almost six months, as a depression lay centred 240 kms south-southeast of Chennai. Rains started on Monday and strengthened during night, which is uncommon during May, since it is the month of extremely scorching sun which is named as Agni Nakshathram (the burning star).
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in its report said that a well marked low pressure area over north Sri Lanka and the adjoining areas of Gulf of Mannar and southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards, concentrated into a Depression and lay centered about 24 kms south-south east of Chennai at 8.30 AM on Tuesday.
"It is likely to move north-northwestwards during the next 12 hours and northwards thereafter, along north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts. It is likely to intensify into a deep depression during the next 48 hours," said the report.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea along and off Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh, Kerala coasts and Lakshadweep area during the next 48 hours.
Rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places is likely over the north coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry during the next 24 hours, it said. Sea condition would be rough to very rough along and off north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts during the next 48 hours.
Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph, gusting to 70 kmph would prevail along and off north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts during the next 48 hours, it added.