Cyclone Ditwah Triggers Heavy Rain Alerts Across Tamil Nadu; Red Alert Issued for 5 Districts on Nov 29
Cyclone Ditwah, positioned around 380 km south of Chennai over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to bring widespread heavy rainfall across Tamil Nadu over the next 48 hours. As the system slowly moves toward the coast, the IMD has issued Red, Orange, and Yellow alerts for multiple districts on November 29 and 30.
Red Alert for November 29 – Extremely Heavy Rain Likely
Five districts are expected to experience very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall:
- Chengalpattu
- Villupuram
- Cuddalore
- Mayiladuthurai
- Nagapattinam
Authorities have warned of potential waterlogging, localized flooding, and strong winds in these regions.
Orange Alert for November 29 – Heavy to Very Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall is forecast for the following 13 districts:
- Tiruvallur
- Chennai
- Ranipet
- Kanchipuram
- Tiruvannamalai
- Kallakurichi
- Salem
- Perambalur
- Ariyalur
- Tiruchirappalli
- Tiruvarur
- Thanjavur
- Pudukkottai
Yellow Alert for November 29 – Moderate to Heavy Rain
- Vellore
- Tirupattur
- Krishnagiri
- Dharmapuri
- Namakkal
- Karur
Weather Alerts for November 30
Red Alert – Very Heavy Rain
- Tiruvallur
- Ranipet
Orange Alert – Heavy Rain
- Chennai
- Kanchipuram
- Chengalpattu
- Villupuram
- Tiruvannamalai
- Vellore
- Tirupattur
- Dharmapuri
- Krishnagiri
Yellow Alert – Moderate Rain
- Cuddalore
- Kallakakurichi
- Salem
December 1 – Rain Alert
Tiruvallur district is under Yellow Alert for expected heavy rain.
