Heavy Rainfall

Heavy rainfall in the lowlands and snowfall at higher elevations have exacerbated cold wave conditions throughout the Jammu region, throwing daily life out of balance.
 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Chennai and three adjoining districts -- Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, and Chinglepet following the downpour that came after record-breaking rains crippled the capital in November.

While the globe continues to fight coronavirus as new varieties arise, we are finally nearing the end of the year that was 2021. While it will be recognised for people's bravery in fighting the deadly Delta variant, it will also be remembered for a year marred by catastrophic weather occurrences worldwide.

Cyclonic storm Jawad is expected to make landfall on Saturday near the Ganjam, Puri and Jagatsinghpur areas of Odisha with heavy rainfall and strong winds already being seen in the coastal areas.

The weather office said that the intensity of rainfall in Odisha will increase from December 4, especially in the coastal districts and interior districts will experience heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Apart from Tamil Nadu, the IMD predicts light to moderate rain in Karnataka, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, and Puducherry during the next five days.
 

The forecast for Chennai for 24 hours said, “Sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places.”

In the latest update by the IMD heavy rainfall is very likely to fall over Tamil Nadu between November 15 and 18, and over south interior Karnataka till November 16.
 

The weather department has predicted “light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy falls at isolated places” over north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, north interior Tamil Nadu.

According to a statement from the IMD, heavy rains are the result of cyclonic depressions over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The Met department said that the depression will move towards the coast of Tamil Nadu, leading to heavy rainfall in adjacent Karnataka.

As per IMD, as per IMD, incessant rainfall is expected in coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh from November 9 to 11.
 

The La Nina, which is connected with the cooling of the Pacific seas and generally results in good rainfall activity and some traces of cyclonic circulation from the Pacific Ocean, is linked to both heavy rainfall and delayed monsoon withdrawal.

Uttarakhand has come to a halt due to heavy rainfall and all exit and entry points are blocked as the three roads leading to the hill station have been blocked due to a series of landslides.

The Met department has predicted light-to-moderate rainfall in Bengaluru between October 18 and October 20, adding that the city will experience heavy rainfall from October 21.

According to the IMD, a red alert has been issued in 5 districts and orange alert in 7 districts as heavy rainfall lashed parts of Kerala.