Why Cyclones never happen during Southwest Monsoon? This is one of the earliest questions that come up in the minds of weather bloggers as they discover their interest in weather & slowly start understanding the various nuances involved with tropical weather like that of Indian Sub Continent. This question becomes relevant today in the context…
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Scattered Thunderstorms likely over Tamil Nadu
Back in 2014 on this day the COMK journey started as a Facebook page. Today we can look back with satisfaction on the role this blog is playing in creating a weather wise community for Chennai & Tamil Nadu. It is only fair to highlight the assistance people like Selva, Sailesh, Kalyan, & Vignesh have…
Moderate Thunderstorm activity likely to persist over Tamil Nadu
After an extremely high decibel & high intensity thunderstorm action over Chennai & surrounding areas during the wee hours of Wednesday North Tamil Nadu remained slightly subdued though thunderstorms returned back over parts of South TN after a couple of days gap. Parts of Madurai & adjoining areas of Virudhunagar & Thoothukudi dts recorded moderate…
Moderate Thunderstorms to continue over Tamil Nadu
What a night of Thunderstorms it turned out yesterday for Chennai & Suburbs. While some parts of the city got light to moderate showers around 10 PM, it turned out to be only a precursor to the sound & light show that happened after midnight & continued till the wee hours of Wednesday. Though the…
Isolated Heavy Thunderstorms likely over North Coastal TN
Monday once again saw classic September thunderstorms in action over many parts of the state, with places in North TN slowly coming into groove. Parts of Villuppuram, Tiruvannamalai & Cuddalore dts saw some very intense thunderstorms last night. Kalasapakkam in Tiruvannamalai district which had already crossed 100 cms rainfall for the year a couple of…