Yesterday was expected to be a day of good Veppa Salanam thunderstorms over Tamil Nadu. Some models indicated strong possibility of wind instability induced thunderstorm activity. Contrary to what COMK estimated this did not translate into reality bringing only isolated rains in a few places with only parts of Tambaram getting some late night rains….
The last couple of days have seen an uptick of thunderstorms over Tamil Nadu. Yesterday saw parts of Salem, Vellore, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram districts get moderate rains in the evening. While Chennai and suburbs did not get major spells the IMD Observatory at Chennai Airport recorded 2 mm of rains. Parts of Rayalaseema region recorded moderate…
Last night saw heavy thunderstorms lash over southern suburbs of Chennai while most parts of the city recorded light to moderate rains late in the evening. As a matter of fact yesterday was possibly one of the best days of thunderstorms for Coastal Tamil Nadu with rainbands right from Delta districts all the way to…
The Western Ghats over Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka has been relatively subdued after the monster spell around Independence Day creating extreme flooding and huge damages to people and places around parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka. It was possibly a much needed respite from rains to allow the administration & thousands of Volunteers…
The weakening Monsoon that is eagerly expected by weather watchers for the thunderstorms opportunity showed its other face yesterday. Most places across North Tamil Nadu saw abnormally warm temperatures with places like Vellore recording nearly 4 degrees higher than normal for this time of the year. Both observatories in Chennai recorded about 3 degrees higher…
