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Heavy rain battered several districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more downpours in at least 12 districts during the day..
Overnight rain caused waterlogging in several parts of the southern state and people were greeted by thunderstorms and lightning early morning..
Moderate rain with thunderstorms happened at one or two places in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram districts and the coastal areas of Villupuram and Cuddalore districts and Puducherry area, the Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said...
The Met Department has issued rain with thunderstorms and lightning forecast for several districts in Puducherry and Karaikal as well.. Due to the rain forecast, the IMD further said, there could be waterlogging in isolated places, slippery roads, and minor damage to lose structures in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal..
The IMD bulletin said that a trough of easterlies runs from the Maldives to the north coast of Maharashtra at lower trophospheric levels, which has triggered the weather forecast in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, and Lakshadweep...
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