Tamil Nadu's capital, Chennai, witnessed a downpour on Saturday night, with heavy rain drenching several localities such as Chrompet GST Road and Sholinganallur.
This sudden deluge occurred in the wake of a well-marked low-pressure area that transformed into a depression over the southeast, bordering the Southwest Bay of Bengal on Friday.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a cyclonic storm is anticipated to traverse the South Andhra Pradesh and the adjacent North Tamil Nadu coast, expected to make landfall between Chennai and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh around the evening of December 4.
Simultaneously, Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur and Chengalpattu districts also experienced heavy rainfall on Saturday, in line with the IMD's rainfall forecasts. The Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai reported consistent rainfall across Tiruvallur, particularly impacting coastal areas like Palaverkadu, Ponneri, Gummidipoondi, Periyapalayam, Sholavaram, among others, since Saturday morning.
Given the escalating rainfall situation in the district, Tiruvallur Collector Prabhushankar visited the NDRF camp location to apprise the team of the impending Cyclone Michaung and ensure preparedness for the looming weather disturbance.