For the second day in a row large parts of Tamil Nadu saw thunderstorm activity bringing heavy rains. While Chennai saw light rains during the morning hours of yesterday places down south recorded good rains till afternoon. Places in Northwestern Tamil Nadu like Hosur, Denkanikottai etc which was missing Thunderstorms so far recorded good rains…
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the late Arignar Anna once mentioned “வடக்கு வாழ்கிறது, தெற்கு தேய்கிறது” in the context of South India getting lesser share in Union Budgets compared to North India. If one was to use similar analogy for Peninsular India weather during Southwest Monsoon we could say “When West Sleeps the East gets…
Yesterday saw the return of thunderstorms over Tamil Nadu as many places recorded light to moderate rains in the evening. Parts of Chennai also recorded moderate spell of thunderstorms with Anna University recording 14 mm during the evening spell of rains. Satellite image indicates strong banding from the Low Pressure Area over the ChotaNagpur region….
In what could be a huge boost for relief & rehabilitation efforts over the battered places in Western Ghats the rains have slowed down since yesterday with further reduction likely today. Avalanche, famous after 200 cms recorded in 72 hours, recorded just 5 mm for the 24 hours ending today morning 6 AM. Satellite image…
A few days back we had put up a post on how the storage levels of dams in Tamil Nadu are a concern with half of the Southwest Monsoon gone. On 23rd July 2019 we had mentioned about how a Cauvery Basin could come under pressure due to poor rains in the catchment areas till…
