Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

It was a “Chennai Special” yesterday from the Thunderstorms as most of Tamil Nadu saw little rains while places within 50 – 100 kms of Chennai saw the bulk of rains as continuous rains lashed across the city from evening till well past midnight bringing much cheer to the citizens of the metropolis. It is…

Thunderstorm’s  fascination for North Tamil Nadu continues as yesterday extreme northern parts of the state were witness to moderate thunderstorms in the evening with isolated places getting an intense burst near the coast.  Highlights of the day include Anna University which recorded nearly 7 cms in a two hour spell between 3:30 & 5:30 PM…

Tamil Nadu continues to see one of the best Southwest Monsoon periods in recent times as it touched 30% excess as of yesterday clocking its 6th day of Daily Mean Rainfall exceeding 10 mm.  All of these days have come in August which is a noteworthy point.  While Sunday did not see the widespread thunderstorms…

The active thunderstorm phase over South India continued yesterday as well with many interior places of Tamil Nadu & adjoining parts of South Interior Karnataka getting moderate to heavy thunderstorms.  The highlights of the day include Pudukottai and Thanjavur districts were one or two places recorded heavy thunderstorms during the evening.  Bangalore finally broke its…

While most of the country continues to suffer from Monsoon taking a long break during peak period, Tamil Nadu continues to enjoy its evening thunderstorm season.  Thanks to the remnant thunderstorms that prevailed well into the morning yesterday was a much more subdued day compared to Saturday.  Thunderstorm activity was restricted to parts of Chennai…