ANI
18 Mar 2023, 08:55 GMT+10
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 18 (ANI): The IMD's Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre on Friday night predicted thunderstorms and lightning to lash the city over the next few hours.
"Light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Erode, Salem, Coimbatore, Thiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Thirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts of Tamilnadu during the next three hours," the IMD said in a statement.
The weather department further said light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in various areas.
"Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Thiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Thirupattur, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Karur, Namakkal, Nilgiris and Sivagangai districts of Tamilnadu and Puducherry during the next three hours," the statement read further.
Earlier, on March 17, Thursday, the IMD's Mumbai Regional Meteorological Centre had predicted thunderstorms and lighting in Maharashtra.
"Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Pune, Ahmednagar, Satara, Solapur, Nanded, Dhule during next 3-4 hours," the IMD said earlier.
Further, the IMD also advised people to take necessary precautions in anticipation of wet and stormy weather.
The IMD in Nagpur has also issued a yellow alert for three days and an orange alert for 24 hours in a few parts of the state.
'There is a possibility of rain accompanied with storms, wind and lightning in some districts of Vidarbha," an IMD official had said.
"Hailstorm is likely to occur in Gadchiroli, Gondia, Yavatmal and Nagpur. An orange alert has been issued for the next 24 hours and a yellow alert has been issued for the next three days," the official had informed further.
Heavy rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad on Thursday, bringing much-needed respite amid the summer heat and lowering temperatures a few notches below normal at a few places.
Vikarabad district, Marpally village and parts of Zaheerabad in Telangana received rains accompanied by gusty winds and hailstorms on Thursday. (ANI)
Get a daily dose of The UK News news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to The UK News.
More InformationNAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Kyar Win, spokesperson for the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, which launched a surprise offensive last month against ...
While Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has been frantically shuttling around the Middle East trying to stop the Israeli coflict ...
LESBOS, Greece: Greek authorities said a cargo ship sank off the island of Lesbos over the weekend during a storm, ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio: To stop the spread of bird flu, more than 1.3 million chickens will be killed on Ohio's Union ...
In a devastating turn of events, Israel's war on Gaza, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attacks on October 7, has resulted ...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: In a Louisiana election where more than 43,000 people cast their ballots, a candidate for parish sheriff ...
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher stated that Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is way ahead ...
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 30 (ANI): Punjab FC head coach Staikos Vergetis has urged his players to show character and ...
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 30 (ANI): Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson feels that home advantage will be of great ...
white house - Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the U.S. delegation to the world's premier climate summit, the White ...
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 30 (ANI): Chennaiyin FC head coach Owen Coyle felt that the result could have gone either ...
Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 30 (ANI): Kerala Blasters FC head coach Ivan Vukomanovic took valuable lessons from his side's performance ...