Even as Chennai continues to batter heavy rainfall for the past few days, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has lowered the Red alert for Chennai and adjoining districts to an orange alert on October 17.

The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert in seven Tamil Nadu districts including Chennai, Vellore and Ranipet.

The India Meteorological Department forecasted heavy rainfall and thunderstorms across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal regions from Thursday to M

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for seven districts in Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Vellore, and Ranipet. A yellow alert has also been issued for certain areas of the state on Thursday,

The India Meteorological Department had forecast very heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning and squalls on Wednesday for coastal, north interior and south interior parts of Karnataka.

In the wake of this cyclonic storm, very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to lash parts of Tamil Nadu, South Andhra Pradesh and very heavy rainfall over Kerala & South Interior Karnataka today,

Chennai and surrounding areas are experiencing heavy rainfall due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal, which is intensifying into a cyclone. The weather department forecasts further heavy rainfall and the cyclone is likely to hit the Tamil Nadu coast tomorrow.

Amidst the disruptions caused by the ongoing Chennai rains and the limited availability of cabs, Chennai Airport, in coordination with MTC Chennai, has arranged special bus services for the convenience of passengers.

According to the IMD's latest forecast, heavy to extremely heavy rains are expected to impact various parts of Tamil Nadu on October 16.

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal intensifies into a depression; red alert for Chennai, IMD predicts isolated extremely heavy rainfall of 20 cm.