During the last 24 hours from 8:30 am yesterday, the Minambakkam Observatory in Chennai recorded a whopping 117 mm of rain, which happens to be the highest 24-hour rain in ten years during the month of May. The last time the city received such heavy rains was on May 20, 2010. During that time Chennai recorded 109.7 mm rain.
These rains have been attributed to the depression in the Bay of Bengal which currently is centered at 13°N and 80.8°E, which is abeam Chennai, around 90 km east of the capital city. The depression is currently 70 km from the coast and is moving in a north-northwestward direction towards the Andhra coast. The weather system is expected to intensify into a deep depression soon and has the potential of further intensifying into a cyclonic storm.
Chennai rains will continue to affect the capital city for the next two days. Rains will be heavy during the next 24 hours. However, as the system moves away from the coast, intensity of rain will reduce but light to moderate rain will continue over the capital city thereafter.
The next few hours are crucial as there are chances of water logging and inundation over several areas. When a situation such as this arises, places close to the sea have added threat as high tides make it difficult for the accumulated water to make an exit.
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