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Heavy Rain Alert: Low-Pressure Areas Forming Over Bay of Bengal
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News18•21-10-2026, 06:53
Heavy Rain Alert: Low-Pressure Areas Forming Over Bay of Bengal
- •The Meteorological Department has predicted that heavy rain is likely to lash several districts for the next 3 days due to successive low-pressure formations.
- •Very heavy rain is expected today and tomorrow in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari districts.
- •Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds is likely to occur in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, and several other districts.
- •Chennai is expected to witness moderate rain with thunder and lightning in a few areas today.
- •A new low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal on October 23.
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Very heavy rain is likely to lash Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari districts today and tomorrow, accompanied by winds gusting up to 50 kmph.
The India Meteorological Department has stated that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal on October 23.
In Chennai, moderate rain with thunder and lightning is predicted in a few areas today.
