Former IMD director Dr. Ramanan often remarks the best position for Tamil Nadu to receive widespread rains a low or a depression parked over Gulf of Mannar is the ideal place. The events over the last 12 to 18 hours pretty much once again confirms why he used to often remark that.
With rains teasing Chennai for whole of yesterday possibly due to the near stationary position of the Deep Depression early morning hours today saw Chennai & suburbs hit by moderate to heavy spell of rains. Looking at how the Eastern Horizon looks for Chennai it appears more spells are on the way in what is likely to end up an excess NEM for the city