A developing weather system prompted a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in several Tamil Nadu districts. Chennai and surrounding areas are under yellow and orange alerts for heavy rainfall through November 30.

The KTCC (Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu) region is predicted to get heavy rains for the next three to four days. As per the weather blogger R Pradeep John (PJ), Nagapattinam, Thanjavur,

The deep depression is set to bring significant rainfall to coastal districts like Nagai, Karaikal, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, and Ramanathapuram. These areas are likely to bear the brunt of the weather system. The storm’s proximity is expected to bring intense rainfall to the Delta region, which could result in localized flooding and waterlogging.

The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert due to forecasts of heavy to very heavy rain in Chennai and surrounding districts until Friday. A low-pressure system is expected to evolve into a depression over the Bay of Bengal,

Chennai: Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department said the depression over Bay of Bengal has formed into a deep depression and it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 27.

Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department said the depression over Bay of Bengal has formed into a deep depression and it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm on November 27.