Is the Red Alert true - Director of RMC explains
Posted on: 04/Oct/2018 6:43:09 PM
The first point to answer the question of whether Red alert is true is that it is an announcement made 5 days before the expected event date. So, the Director of the Chennai Meteorological Centre, Balachandran, Informed that announcements will be made when required.
A cyclonic format is prevailing in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the Southeast Bay of Bengal between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu. This has caused wide-spread rains in Tamil Nadu. There has been heavy rain in a few places.
There are prospects of mild rain in the next 3 days in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. There may be heavy rain in 1 or 2 places.
Further, a low-pressure zone will be formed over the southeast Arabian Season 5th October. This may intensify into a deep depression zone in the next 36 hours. It may intensify further into a cyclonic form and drift towards coastal Oman.
So, the fishermen from the areas of South Kanyakumari Ocean, South Kerala, Lakhdivs, and south-east Arabian Sea coasts are warned not to venture into the sea from 4th October to 8th October. The fishermen are warned to return ashore before 5th October.
As far Chennai Metro is concerned, there are prospects of intermittent rains.
On the question that the Indian Weather Bureau has warned about very heavy rain, the director responded that presently the prospects are for heavy rains. Only as the time nears, more accurate statements can be given. There are prospects of heavy rain in 1 or 2 places.
What about heavy rains? If there are indications. It will be announced.
What are the prospects of very heavy rains on 7th October?
We can only tell that there are prospects of rain in the next 2/3 days. However, there are prospects of a low-pressure zone forming. This may develop into a depression zone in 36 hours. It may then transform into a cyclone. They are just mentioning about heavy rains. In case of prospects of very very heavy rains, it would be announced.
They have informed that it is for 5 days. In case it happens like that, we will keep you informed.
