Southwest Monsoon over the past few days has been weak with thunderstorms dominating most parts of the Indian sub continent. The daily rainfall chart while not indicating a classic “Break in Monsoon” period does show below average rainfall status. On the other hand the daily rainfall chart for TN & PDC has saw 11th straight…
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Active phase of Convective Thunderstorms likely over interior TN
The last few days have seen the return of convective thunderstorms over the leeward areas of Tamil Nadu. With monsoon winds slowing down over Peninsular India it has allowed a period of enhanced convective thunderstorms along the East Coast. This Southwest Monsoon season has seen active phases of convective thunderstorms on a regular basis. The…
Veppasalanam Thunderstorms to continue over Tamil Nadu
It was possibly Dr. Ramanan the retired Director Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Chennai who popularised the word Veppasalanam. Many may not know the RMC Chennai had published a comprehensive glossary of Tamil Weather Terms a few years back. While Veppasalanam in basic sense indicates convective development often the role of wind is downplayed. As mentioned…
Thunderstorms to return with a bang over Coastal Tamil Nadu
Over the past couple of weeks leeward plains of Tamil Nadu saw a break from thunderstorms as monsoon remained active. The much needed active phase of Monsoon saw copious inflows into the Cauvery basin bring Mettur to Full reservoir level. While we can feel happy about the water levels in dams the landslide over Wayanad…
Thunderstorms likely over many places in North TN / South AP
Since the onset of Monsoon over Kerala on 30th May interior Peninsular India has been seeing thunderstorms almost day. As is always the case chance for coastal places like Chennai improves when the steering winds get stronger. The steering winds at this time of the year is from the west in line with the seasonal…