Heavy rains pound several parts of the State; Chennai wakes up to thunderstorms
The Hindu
Following heavy rains, a holiday was declared for schools in many districts, including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai.
Heavy rains pounded several parts of the State under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lanka coast.
Thoothukudi and Tiruchendur experienced a torrential downpour till Friday morning, disrupting the normal life of residents. The weather stations in Thoothukudi recorded a whopping 26 cm of rainfall till 5.30 a.m. on Friday, one of the highest quantum of rainfall for the day. Tiruchendur and Thootthukudi port received intense rainfall of 19.4 cm and 16 cm during the same period.
Many other rain gauges in other parts of the State recorded heavy rainfall too. Karaikal and Perambalur recorded severe rainfall of 11 cm till early hours of Friday; Cuddalore and Neyveli (7 cm); Aruppukottai (6 cm) and Madurai and Tiruchi (5 cm) were among the other stations that received good rain spells.
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