Reportedly Chennai saw good rains during the southwest monsoon, recording 34% excess rainfall and currently the city is gearing up for the onset of the northeast monsoon that is expected to begin in less than a week. When speaking to reporters, Regional Meteorological Centre’s Director Balachandran said, “The Easterly winds have started to blow and the southwest winds are slowly receding in the north. The northeast monsoon is expected to begin from October 17.”
Furthermore Minister for Revenue RB Udhayakumar has said that precautionary measures are being taken to ensure the state is prepared for emergency situations, like a flood. When speaking to reporters, he said that a total of 4,399 flood-prone areas have been identified and are being prepared ahead of the onset of the NE monsoons.
Previously on Sunday, most parts of the state recorded a good amount of convectional rainfall, including Vellore, Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Namakkal, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Madurai, Dindigul, Sivagangai and Virudhunagar districts. Moreover heavy rain is likely to occur in isolated places over Tamilnadu, accompanied by thunderstorms with lightning in some areas, until October 17, Thursday. Hence this southwest monsoon, Chennai received 587.8 mm of rainfall as opposed to its normal measurement of 439.6 mm.
