Weather Update: Southwest monsoon further advanced; rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka continues
Isolated areas in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu experienced rainfall on June 20, causing waterlogging on the roads. Read further on Dynamite News:
Chennai: Various parts of South India are undergoing continuous rainfall with the onset of monsoon and the delayed effects of the convection conditions according to the India Meteorological Department which has issued a rainfall and thunderstorm warning for the next few hours in certain states on Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu continued to experience moderate rainfall today in isolated areas like Tirupathur district, Vanniyambadi, Jolarpet, Ambur, and Alangayam, which has also caused waterlogging in low-lying areas. The district administration declared that Tirupathur schools would remain shut on Tuesday due to the rain conditions.
Isolated areas in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu experienced rainfall on June 20, causing waterlogging on the roads and even schools to be shut in some parts of Tamil Nadu.
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India Meteorological Department had on Monday provided an update on the onset of monsoon in the country.
The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Westcentral & Northwest Bay of Bengal; some parts of Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand some more parts of Bihar and remaining parts of Sub- Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim today, the 19th June, the IMD said.
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The Southwest Monsoon is in the process of resuming its trajectory post-Cyclone Biparjoy, which has been the longest storm in the Arabian Sea. The delay in monsoon resulted in a rainfall deficit for some of the Southern states, and thus more rainfall is expected as the southwest monsoon continues to make its way across the states. (ANI)