Chennai rains decided to revisit after leaving the city parched for almost four months. The last time intense rains lashed the city was during the Chennai floods during the end of the year 2015 which ended up crippling the city.
Now, heavy rains have once again started to lash the city and while there were squeals of joy in the beginning, torrential rains soon reminded people of the 2015 incident which had left them helpless. The city recorded 71 mm of rain on Monday and surpassed the monthly average rains in 21 hours itself.
On Tuesday, rains were more intense and the city recorded a whopping 66 mm in just a span of 12 hours between 8:30 am and 8:30 pm. In fact, the city has recorded 101 mm of rain in just a span if 21 hours, soon the city is expected to break its all-time record anytime soon.
The weather system which has been responsible for these intense rains intensified into a depression yesterday. Weather models indicate its further intensification into a deep depression. Currently, the system lies 120 km south-southeast of Chennai. Also, the system is also likely to further intensify into a cyclonic storm as well.
As the weather system has moved closer to Chennai, heavy rains are expected to lash Chennai during the next 24 hours. In fact, both rainfall intensity and spread will increase significantly during this period. It is advisable for residents to move to safer areas. Many people have complained of water logging in their areas. As per weathermen, flooding rain is also possible over many areas which will remind people of Chennai floods of 2015.
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