Many districts of Tamil Nadu continued to receive heavy rainfall, with Azhiyar in Coimbatore recording the highest rainfall of 15 cm in the last 24 hours.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Thirumoorthi Dam and Amaravathy Dam, both in Tiruppur district, received 14 cm and 12 cm of rainfall, respectively, in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am Wednesday. Various places in districts including Kanniyakumari, Coimbatore, and Sivaganga also received heavy rainfall.
The weather office forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Theni, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, and Virudhunagar districts on Thursday. Additionally, heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Madurai, Dindigul, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Thoothukudi districts.
In its warning for fishermen for May 23, the RMC said squally weather with wind speeds reaching 50 kmph to 60 kmph, gusting to 70 kmph, was likely to prevail over Southeast and Eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Squally weather with wind speeds reaching 45 kmph to 55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmph, is likely to prevail along and off the Kerala coast, over the Comorin Area, Gulf of Mannar, and adjoining south Tamil Nadu coast, south and adjoining central Bay of Bengal. “Fishermen are advised not to venture into the above sea areas,” it added.