While Tamil Nadu braces for heavy rainfall, the Indian Meteorological department (IMD) predicted intense showers in neighbouring states of Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
The IMD has issued an orange alert in these three states, especially in the Rayalseema region and coastal Andhra Pradesh, where extremely heavy showers are likely.
Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and south interior Karnataka has been forecast by the IMD from October 15-17. Intense rainfall is expected between October 15-16 in Tamil Nadu’s Karaikal and Puducherry. In Kerala’s Mahe, the forecast is for very heavy rains from October 15-17.
Similar weather will be seen in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region and in interior Karnataka. Lakshadweep is likely to see heavy rainfall from October 17. The northeast monsoon is likely to impact coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam between October15 and 16.
The IMD also predicts that a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression within 48 hours, bringing widespread rains to Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh districts likely to get very heavy rains are Guntur, Kishna, NTR, East Godavari, Eluru, Prakasam, Palnadu, Bapatla, and Chittoor. Other districts may experience moderate rains. Coastal areas might witness strong winds with speeds of 35-55 km/h.
