Red Alert for Chennai, but the city may still see some more heavy rains
Chennai, Nov. 11: The India Meteorological Department has withdrawn the red warning for Chennai, but has said that winds and heavy rain may continue in some pockets of the city, as the depression that lay over Bay of Bengal has begun to cross the border between south Andhra and north Tamil Nadu.
Arrivals at Chennai airport, which were suspended from 1.15 pm to 6 pm, have also resumed, the Chennai airport authorities said. The airport has asked passengers to reach out to the respective airlines for updates regarding the flight timings after resumption of services.
A few places in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Ranipet districts are expected to get heavy heavy rains, the IMD has said.
The IMD has predicted that on November 11 evening, thunderstorms with scattered heavy to very heavy rains are likely to occur and strong surface wind with speed reaching 40-45 kmph can also be expected over Chennai and suburbs. This, however, will decrease, and Chennai will see light to moderate rain over the next 48 hours.
An advisory is also in place for fishermen along Puducherry and Tamil Nadu coasts, as the Regional Meteorological Centre in Tamil Nadu has predicted squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph off the north Tamil Nadu coast on November 11 and strong wind with speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely along the south Tamil Nadu coast. On November 12, strong winds with speed reaching 40-50 Kmph is likely over the Gulf of Mannar. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into these sea areas during this time.
Chennai airport suspends arrivals till 6 pm due to severe rains; departures to continue
The Chennai airport on Thursday suspended arrivals till 6 pm due to severe rain and heavy cross winds, while adding that departures would continue.
“Due to severe rains and heavy crosswinds, arrivals at Chennai Airport will remain suspended from 1315 hrs to 1800 hrs, today. Departures will continue,” the Chennai Airport Twitter handle posted.
Yesterday, four arrivals and four departures were cancelled at Chennai airport due to bad weather. The flights were cancelled due to anticipated bad weather conditions on Wednesday evening and at night.
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