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Several southbound coastal and delta districts experienced torrential downpour since Friday nighttime arsenic cyclone Ditwah continues to inch towards Tamil Nadu coast.
The Regional Meteorological Centre has retained its forecast of airy to mean rainfall crossed galore parts of Tamil Nadu connected Saturday. Red alert has been issued for Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Puducherry, successful presumption of anticipation of highly dense rainfall.
During the past 24 hours till 8.30 a.m. connected Saturday, Kodiayakarai successful Nagapattinam territory received an highly dense rainfall of 25 cm for the day. Some different parts of the district, including Vedaranyam (19 cm), Velankanni (13 cm), Tirupoondi and Nagapattinam excessively received dense rainfall of 12 cm.
Districts, including Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Thiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai besides received showers of mean to dense intensity. On Sunday, a reddish alert has been issued for Tiruvallur and Ranipet districts.
Cyclone to determination parallel to Tamil Nadu coast
According to RMC, cyclone Ditwah moved north-northwestwards and laic centered astatine implicit the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining northbound Sri Lanka astatine 5.30 a.m. of Saturday, astir 190 km south-southeast of Karaikal, 300 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 400 km southbound of Chennai.
Cyclone Ditwah present moves astatine a velocity of 8 kmph compared to erstwhile velocity of 7 kmph till aboriginal hours of Saturday. It is precise apt to proceed to determination north-northwestwards and scope implicit southwest Bay of Bengal adjacent North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining southbound Andhra Pradesh coasts by aboriginal Sunday morning.
The cyclone is apt to support the projected way and determination parallel to TN seashore till Sunday and suffer strength arsenic heavy slump by Sunday evening arsenic it nears northbound TN coast.
In its tropical cyclone advisory, IMD has noted that the cyclone is presently supported by lukewarm moist aerial incursion, favourable outflow and biology conditions, which are allowing it to support its intensity, and it whitethorn fortify marginally erstwhile it moves implicit the sea. However, arsenic it heads northwards towards the TN-AP coasts, it volition look beardown upwind shear and intrusion of acold adust aerial incursion, causing the strategy to weaken aft November 30.
Orange alert for 14 districts
The RMC has maintained orangish alert for 14 districts, including Chennai, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and yellowish alert for Vellore, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Namakkal and Karur districts connected Saturday.
In its nowcast, the RMC has forecast airy to mean rainfall to hap implicit Cuddalore, Dindigul, Mayiladuthurai, Madurai, Nagappattinam, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Chengalpattu, Chennai,Kancheepuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari,Tiruvallur, Viluppuram districts and Puducherry, Karaikal country till 1 p.m.
Water discharge from Chennai reservoirs increased
Meanwhile, h2o discharge from Chennai’s large reservoirs has been accrued astatine 6 a.m. connected Saturday successful presumption of the forecast for aggravated rainfall. Discharge from Poondi reservoir has been accrued to 2,500 cusecs, from Cholavaram to 400 cusecs, from Chembarambakkam to 1,200 cusecs and from Red Hills to 1,000 cusecs.
