Monsoon break is synonymous with thunderstorms over Tamil Nadu where large parts of the state are rain shadow region. A convective process that has interplay of two important factors, Sun & Wind, creates these thunderstorms during late afternoons / evenings. It has been repeated many a times when the West Coast sleeps the East Coast…
The Veppa Salanam Rains in Tamil Nadu as most common public know or rains triggered by Instability induced thunderstorms notched up a gear yesterday as many parts of the state recorded good rains. Salem recorded a massive 134 mm in a couple of hours breaking the all time record for highest rains, 125.5 mm on…
While Rains in Chennai has continue to be elusive for the past few days even though places not far away from Chennai has seen spells of light to moderate rains during the past week in particular the stretch around Ponneri / Pulicat has seen moderate thunderstorms hit regularly. Yesterday was one of the better days…
Yesterday saw a pick up in thunderstorms over Tamil Nadu as moderate to heavy rains lashed parts of Pudukottai & Sivaganga districts along with a few parts of delta areas in Thanjavur & Nagappattinam districts. Manamadurai AWS recorded 36 mm of which 35 mm fell in one hour between 5:30 and 6:30 PM. After nearly…
With Southwest Monsoon on Durango mode for the past few days thunderstorm activity while not completely stopping saw a weak phase over most of Tamil Nadu. After stalling for majority of June aided by positive developments on either side Southwest Monsoon went on a coast to coast slalom run covering most of the country except…
