Chennai: IMD has expected a storm with very heavy rainform in remote places in Chennai and neighbors Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chengalpet District on Thursday.
The surface wind is expected to be strong at a speed of 40kmph 45kmph barriers above the northern district and puduchers for the next six hours due to the influence of depression now above the Bengal Bay on Bengal neuth beach.
This agency has a storm estimate with moderate rain in isolated places above Cuddalore, Kalakurichi, Villupuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi District in Tamil Nadu and Puduchhery in the next three hours.
The IMD said depression moved west-northwest with a speed of 21 kmpt for the last six hours and lying in West West Teluk around 170 km southeast of Chennai and 170 km east of Puducherry about 5.30 in the morning.
It is very likely to continue to move the west-northwest and cross Nadu Neuth Tamil Nadu and side by side with Andhra Pradesh beach around Chennai tonight.
Chennai and neighboring districts received heavy rain overnight.
Many locations in the city see rainfall is more than 100mm.
Port Ennore recorded 175mm rain starting at 8:30 a.m.
on Wednesday to 5:30 a.m.
on Thursday.
Goodwill School at Villivakkam recording 122mm, MRC Bagar 136mm, ACS Medical College 124.5 mm, Taramani 124 mm and Sathyabama University 113.5 mm.
The main observatory of the city in Nungambakkam was registered 138.4mm and meenambakkamam 124.5mm.
Kattupakkam received 95 mm, West Tambaram 93mm, and University of Hindustan 91 mm.
Cheyur in the Chengalpet district recorded 79mm, Kayathar in Tuticorin District 48.5 mm, Kalavai (Ranipet District) 31 mm, Arani18.5 mm, Tirutter 17mm and 13 mm Cuddalore.
On Wednesday night, 5,000 cusec water was released from the Chembarambakkam lake and 2,100 cusecs from Lake Poondi.
Disposal has been upgraded to 3,000 of 2,000 cusecs in the Puzhal reservoir.
It increased from 5,000 to 6,000 cusecs in Poondi.
A total of 21 trees fell and 210 simplified locations in Chennai on Wednesday night.
Waterlogging in 144 locations cleaned using pumps.
The power supply was cut off in several parts of the city as a precautionary measure.
Some hospitals face power outages.
They have moved patients to the first floor as a precaution.
Most suburban trains on the route Chennai Central-Tiruvallur are suspended for defecating on track in the Arjamantur and Avadi.
Suburban trains are late on the gummidipoondi route.
Southern Railway has announced Helbline for passengers to find information about train operations on Thursday.
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Tambedkar Road, Pulianthope High Road, Pengambur Barracks Road, Clock Tower Vyasarpadi – Mullai Nagar Bridge
Chennai Rain: several roads and subway closed
