Coimbatore: Heavy rainfall for more than a few hours causes water to move in many parts of the city and suburbs on Saturday.
Rain and bad weather affected by flight operations at Coimbatore airport.
While a flight had to float above Coimbatore for two hours before landing, the other was diverted to Bengaluru.
Limiting Kerala witnessed heavy rain in the afternoon.
Rain began in pollachi in the morning and spread throughout the district.
There was a delicious rain for several hours, followed by drizzle for several hours.
Places such as Tatabad, Sivananda Colony, Anna Sahai, Podanur, Sundarapuram, Ram Nagar, Coimbatore Railway Junction, City Hall, Kalatti and Nehru Nagar witnessed heavy rain.
While it dries in several parts of Coimbatore last Monday, rainfall on Saturday is one of the toughest in the last few days.
The rain gauge at the airport recorded 31mm rain until 2.30 in the afternoon.
While Thondaamuthur received 5-6cm rain, Mills Lakshmi, and the areas of Pealamedu received 4-4cm Rain.Lanka Corner Railway Bridge and underpass of the Flyover Roundabout in UPPilipalayam flooded.
Some residential areas witnessed waterlogging.
“Rain is caused by the circulation of the top air cyclone formed in Bengal Bay,” said Independent Weather Blogger Sathnan.
“Rain in Kerala from Friday night, which moved from Kerala Coastal towards the east and entered Tamil Nadu.
The widespread rain can be witnessed in Coimbatore, Erode, Tirupur and Salem,” said Santhosh Krishnan, which handles the Weatherman Coimbatore page on Facebook.
“Rain can continue until Sunday night after it may have no rain for several days.
But the circulation of the top air cyclone comes from Bengal Bay, which is expected to move to the West to bring rain in the western district of October 21.
There may be heavy rain in the last week of October with the emergence of the East season.
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