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Orange Alert Issued for 7 Districts in Tamil Nadu Today
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News18•20-10-2026, 06:44
Orange Alert Issued for 7 Districts in Tamil Nadu Today
- •The Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai has predicted heavy to very heavy rain for 7 districts in Tamil Nadu today.
- •The heavy rainfall warning is due to an atmospheric circulation over the southwest Bay of Bengal and an associated trough.
- •Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, and Villupuram are expected to experience very heavy rain with winds up to 50 km/h.
- •Heavy rain is also likely in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, and several other districts today.
- •Tomorrow, very heavy rain is predicted in Theni, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari districts.
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Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, and Villupuram districts are under an orange alert for very heavy rain.
An atmospheric circulation prevails over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the north Tamil Nadu coast, alongside a trough of low pressure extending to the northwest Bay of Bengal regions.
The heavy rains are expected to be accompanied by winds reaching speeds of up to 50 km/h, as well as thunder and lightning in a few parts of Chennai city.
