Heavy to very heavy rainfall over parts of southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala may continue for the next couple of days as a causative weather system hung over the waters off Sri Lanka.
An India Met Department update on Friday afternoon said that convective (rain-driving) clouds rose above many parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, south Arabian Sea, Comorin area, and south Bay of Bengal.
During the 24 hours ending in the morning, moderate to heavy to very heavy rain lashed Tuticorin (9 cm); Kanyakumari (8 cm); Palayamkottai (7 cm); Tondi (5 cm); and Nagapattinam (3 cm).