anticlimax : the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea (Merriam Webster Dictionary) Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Madi, Cyclonic Storm Kyant, Cyclonic Storm Nilam etc will be some of the names that immediately spring in the minds of Chennai Weather bloggers when ever the phrase Anticlimax is…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Bay Deep Depression Makes slow Progress
The Depression in Bay of Bengal intensified into a Deep Depression last evening and now lies at about 300 kms to the East of Nagappattinam. Over the course of the past 24 hours or so the disturbance has predominantly moved in a Northward direction with a slight skew towards West bringing up the Deep Depression…
What to Expect from Bay Disturbance? A COMK Outlook
The Low Pressure Area lying over South Bay and adjoining waters of Equatorial Bay intensified into a Well Marked Low last evening and is expected to futher intensify into a Depression today. It continues to track in a more WNW movement for most of its journey so far. As it intensifies into a Depression weather…
Rare March LPA forms in Bay of Bengal
IMD announced the formation of the Low Pressure Area over the Equatorial waters of South Bay last evening. Along with the announcement of the formation of the Low Pressure Area IMD also gave an alert for heavy to very heavy rains over coastal TN on 3rd & 4th March. Interestingly over the past few days…
Could Fluid Bay Dynamics Spring a Rare March Surprise
March is not the month one associates with rains particularly over the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu though the places closer to the Western Ghats tend to slowly get into the Veppa Salanam groove due to changing wind conditions as a precursor to seasonal wind change ahead of the Southwest Monsoon Season. But there are…





