Chennai and Tamil Nadu brace for Cyclone Nada, heavy rain expected

[V.Balasubramani]

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Chennai is gearing up for the heavy rain (as per the weather forecast) very anxiously..

Chennai and Tamil Nadu brace for Cyclone Nada, heavy rain expected

A cyclone, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu coast and make a landfall at Cuddalore on Friday bringing heavy rainfall, the Met department said on Wednesday.

At present, Cyclone Nada is some 730km away from Tamil Nadu coast and is moving towards the land.

The cyclonic storm will bring plenty of rain in Chennai but not in the quantity that caused the devastating floods last year around the same time. Over 300 people died in the heaviest rains in a century that wreaked havoc across Tamil Nadu in December last year.

Winds up to the speed of 45 km per hour to 55 kmph are expected to pass through Cuddalore, Karaikal and Puducherry when it hits the land, S Balachandran, director at Met office in Chennai, told Hindustan Times.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chennai-and-tamil-nadu-brace-for-cyclone-nada-heavy-rain-expected/story-pUmFUnZuoBfelIjyxniN2M.html

கனமழை அறிவிப்பு: 5 மாவட்ட பள்ளிகளுக்கு விடுமுறை

சென்னை: ‛நாடா' புயல் எதிரொலியாக, கனமழை பெய்யும் என வானிலை ஆய்வு மையம் அறிவித்துள்ளதை அடுத்து, ஐந்து கடலோர மாவட்டங்களில் உள்ள அனைத்து பள்ளிகளுக்கும், நாளையும், நாளை மறுநாளும் விடுமுறை அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Read more at: http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=1660292

 

[vgane]

Here are 10 things to know about Cyclone Nada:

1. In the next 24 hours beginning 0830 hours on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu will receive rains along the coastal parts and then it will gradually move to the inner districts.
2. Squalls between 45 kmph to 65 kmph would commence from December 1.
3. Chennai is expected to receive moderate rain from tonight and heavy rainfall has been forecast in the northern coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry from Thursday.
4. In Chennai, rains are expected to start early tomorrow morning and intensify gradually, he said, adding, spells of heavy to very heavy rain are likely in the city.
5. Schools in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts, and Puducherry will remain closed for the next two days.
6. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has instructed the district administration and the chief secretary to be "on full alert".
7. "We have put flags along the coastline and de-silted the drains to avoid flooding in the heavy rain," the Puducherry chief minister has said.
8. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt General N C Marwah reviewed the preparedness of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to withstand the impact of the storm.
9. The weather department has also warned fishermen not to venture into the sea.
10. Light to moderate rainfall is also forecast in Kerala, with some places in the state receiving heavy rain on Friday.

http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news...day-holiday-in-many-schools-10-points-1632309

 

[V.Balasubramani]

சென்னையில் மழை எவ்ளோ அழகா பெய்யுது தெரியுமா.. இந்த ட்வீட்டைப் பாருங்க! #சென்னை

சென்னையில் இன்று பிற்பகல் முதல் மழை பெய்து வருகிறது. நிறுத்தி நிதானமாக பெய்து வரும் மழையால் நகரமே குளிர்ந்து காணப்படுகிறது.

சென்னை: சென்னையில் இன்று பிற்பகல் தொடங்கி தொடர்ந்து பெய்து வரும் மழையால் நகரமே ரம்மியமாக காணப்படுகிறது. அப்படி ஒரு குளிர், அப்படி ஒரு இதம்.. எல்லாப் பக்கமும் கலந்து கட்டி கவிதை போல பெய்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது மழை.

Read more at: http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tamilnadu/chennai-wets-again-268811.html

 

[vgane]

No relief to Tamil Nadu! Paltry rains this year are a record in contrast with last year's record surplus!

Rain-starved Tamil Nadu hopes for unborn Vardah as Nada dies

The 10cm rainfall received during October-November was the lowest recorded in 150 years. In 1876, the city had recorded 12cm during October-November, as per the IMD. Nada brought less than 8cm rainfall from Thursday to Friday. The showers are likely to continue until Saturday evening but the predicted intermittent showers may not bring much to the city's water sources.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-Vardah-as-Nada-dies/articleshow/55765300.cms

 

[yesmohan]

Nada is not enough..............Chennai needs Naaadaa to augment ground water.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Let us hope the unborn 'Vardah' brings more rain to Chennai...

 

[yesmohan]

Let us hope the unborn 'Vardah' brings more rain to Chennai...

Really.................... athu varuthaa ?