With back to back Monsoon low taking center stage of weather dynamics thunderstorms have taken back stage over Tamil Nadu with fairly dry conditions prevailing over the state. Time to time under improved monsoon surge while the places along the Ghats have got rains with some of the places getting heavy rains during the devastating…
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Relief Ahead – Rains in Kerala to Ease
After battering for nearly a week Rains in Kerala seem to relent since midnight which should be a welcome news for not only the common people but also those involved in the relief and rescue missions across the state risking their lives. The magnitude of this disaster is so big in possibly the first instance…
Critical 24 – 36 Hours Ahead for Kerala Floods
Each passing day Kerala Floods is becoming one of the biggest disasters the state has faced for the past couple of generations. While some of the older generation including our own weather blogger from Trivandrum may have faint memories of the 1961 floods which was possibly the second worst in the last century, 1924 possibly…
Cauvery Basin – Flooding Risk Ahead
On a day when the Cauvery Basin dams outflow in Karnataka accumulate to nearly 1.40 lakh cusecs it becomes necessary to think slightly further ahead on what could turn out to be testing times for all those who are living along the Cauvery Basin right from Wayanad till Delta districts. The outflow from Stanley reservoir…
Late Night Rains Likely in Chennai
Last night saw isolated rains in Chennai and surrounding areas after what was a fairly hot day with Chennai AP recording 38.0°C, 3.3 degrees above normal and Chennai Nungambakkam recording 37.1°C, 2.3 degrees above normal for an August day. The IMD observatory at Nungambakkam recorded 14 mm bulk of it fell between 7 & 9…