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Heavy Rain Alert: 5 Tamil Nadu Districts to Witness Downpour Today!
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News18•30-09-2026, 07:18
Heavy Rain Alert: 5 Tamil Nadu Districts to Witness Downpour Today!
- •The deep depression over the North Andaman Sea and adjoining Myanmar coastal areas has crossed the Myanmar coast.
- •Heavy rain with thunder, lightning, and strong winds (40 to 50 kmph) is expected in Nilgiris, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Tiruchirappalli, and Karaikal.
- •Moderate rain with thunder, lightning, and strong winds (40 to 50 kmph) is likely in other Western Ghat districts and Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruchirappalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Karur, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Madurai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, and Puducherry.
- •Tomorrow, heavy rain with thunder, lightning, and strong winds (40 to 50 kmph) may occur in Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts.
- •The Meteorological Department stated that the maximum temperature in Tamil Nadu will increase by up to 4 degrees Celsius above normal today.
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Heavy rain with thunder, lightning, and strong winds may occur at isolated places in the Nilgiris, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, and Tiruchirappalli districts, as well as Karaikal areas.
A deep depression over the North Andaman Sea and adjoining Myanmar coastal areas moved north-northwestwards and crossed the coast near Myanmar, while an atmospheric circulation and a trough persist over regional areas.
The Meteorological Department has stated that the maximum temperature in Tamil Nadu will increase today, recording up to 4 degrees Celsius above normal.
