Road blocked from kamatchi hospital to Pallikaranai .advised to avoid the roads.
Chennai witnessed 36 mm of rain, Meenambakkam 25 mm, Kanchipuram 9 mm, Theni 14 mm, Puducherry 2 mm, Nellore 32 mm, Karaikal 7 mm of rain in last 9 hrs.
Don`t get electrocuted - Stay away from electric poles and fallen power lines to avoid electrocution.
Rain will stop soon but expect night rains
Padur. Muttukkadu lake not visible. Traffic on far off ECR seems to be nil.
Steady rains throughout Chennai with occasional heavy spells to OMR/ECR. This will continue for few more hours.
UAC or trough of low position by afternoon, it moved bit east but can say it`s almost halted , that`s the reason for steadyrains
Widespread rains in Egmore, Triplicane, Anna nagar, Velachery, Taramani areas.
Take a look at the rainfall status across #TamilNadu in the span of last 48 hrs
Steady rains to persisit in Chennai with occassional heavy spells. South Chennai, OMR and ECR may see more rains compared to other parts of City. After this passes, another band of clouds is lined up which may start in the late evening and its going to be long steady rains for next few hours - Tamil Nadu Weatherman
Chennai rains 3 to 4 cms of rain possible tomorrow 2nd Nov.
Moderate to heavy showers to continue for 2-3 days - SkymetWeather
More rains expected #Chennai and suburban areas.- 4.19pm
Chennai Collector issues advisory to schools.
Rains lashing out left centre and right in Chennai ECR - 4pm
Rain possible tonight in Chennai due to HP supercells and favorable atmosphere for storm formation.
Heavy rains in Velchery, Adyar & Taramani area - 3.55pm
Non stop raining in Siruseri - Rain started from 10:30am to till now raining in Siruseri - 3.50pm
Heavy rain Ramapuram area - 3.43pm
Mudichur became almost inundated with residents facing acute difficulty in venturing out of their homes - 3.42pm
Buses were delayed on several routes due to rains, and road users faced hardship in their daily commute - 3.33pm
Rainfall recorded on 1.11.17 in Chennai Ponneri 10 cms, DGP Off 7 cms, Annaa Univ. 5 cms, Chengalput 4 cms. - 3.30pm
Chembarambakkam lake is not even filled 30%. Don`t believe/spread rumors - 3.15pm
Several homes and outlets were seen shut in Mudichur which falls under Kancheepuram district, and roads wore a deserted look as there was hardly any movement of vehicles. - 3.13pm
Chennai witnessed 30 mm of rain, Minambakkam 19 mm, Kanchipuram 8 mm, Theni 13 mm, Coonor 5 mm, Cuddalore 1 mm of rain in last 6 hrs.- 3pm
Pallikaranai lake is overflowing, be safe, avoid visiting the area - 2.55pm
Vyasarpadi, Perambur, Choolai and Otteri in North Chennai, West Anna Nagar in Central Chennai and parts of Madipakkam and Keelkattalai in South Chennai are witnessing inundation - PTI report.
Heavy Chennai Rains lashing the southern parts of city and adjoining places, showers to continue for the next 2-3 hrs. - 2.45pm
Latest radar image across Chennai, heavy Chennai Rains furry to continue for the next 2-3 hrs.
Chennai, and Cuddalore may witness moderate showers with one or two heavy spells - Skymet Weather
Fire and rescue department on alert in Saidapet, Kotturpuram & Jafferkhanpet. - 1.45pm
Saidapet River Submerged Homes in the Bank Side - 1.30pm
The moisture feed from the Bay of Bengal will continue feeding moisture and hence rain and thundershower activities will continue during the next three to four days across Chennai. - Skymet Weather
The upper air cyclonic circulation over Southwest Bay of Bengal has moved westward and it was now positioned over Gulf of Munnar - S Balachandran, Director of Meteorological Department said
Adyar river in spate flows over the bridge in Saidapet as heavy rains
Avoid Anna Salai, Gemini Flyover - Traffic is High in both the ways. -1.15pm
Palikkaranai lake has been broken and due to which the water level is increasing. - 1.10pm
Normal life disrupted in Vyasarpadi, Otteri, Tiruvotriyur in the North and Velachery, Madipakkam and Mudichur in the Southern parts of the Chennai
Moderate rain will begin in next hour - 1.03pm
Some respite coming in for an hour at most after which 2nd set of storms making it way into the city. Moderate to heavy rainfall in few places - 1pm
Desilting work is on in the Adyar river and in several other locations of the river in the city, including Egmore, WRD said.