The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued inclement weather warning in the following cities of Tamil Nadu till Thursday (17 October):
In Chennai, yellow alerts for thunderstorms and lightning have been issued for Sunday (13 October), Monday (14 October) and Thursday (17 October), while orange alerts have been issued for Tuesday and Wednesday (15-16 October). In Salem, Coimbatore and Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), yellow alerts for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning have been issued on all days from Sunday to Thursday (13-17 October).
• On Sunday (13 October), heavy rainfall warning has been issued in Thanjavur, Tiruvar, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Dharampuri, Salen, Nilgiris, Erode, Namakkal, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Nagapattinam, Sivagangai, and Ramanathapuram districts.
• On Monday (14 October), heavy rainfall warning has been issued in Villupuram, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Chengalpattu, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Tiruchirapalli, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts; and Puducherry and Karaikal.
• On Tuesday (15 October), heavy rainfall warning has been issued in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Chengalpattu, Tiruvannamalai, Kallacurichi, Cuddalore, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai districts, and Puducherry and Karaikal area.
• On Wednesday (16 October), heavy rainfall warning has been issued in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Kallakurichi, and Cuddalore districts.
• On Thursday (17 October), heavy rainfall warning has been issued in Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruputtur, Krishnagiri, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri, Salem, and Erode districts.
• From Sunday (13 October) to Thursday (17 October), thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Tamil Nadu, as mentioned above, as well as Puducherry and Karaikal area.
