Overview
- The IMD issued a yellow alert for rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Maharashtra and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- RMC Chennai forecast widespread showers across Tamil Nadu through November 11 due to the persistent upper-air circulation drawing moisture from the Bay of Bengal.
- For Thursday, heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirapalli, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai and parts of Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Tirupattur.
- The rain belt is expected to shift south on Friday with heavy showers forecast for Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Theni and Dindigul.
- Tirupattur closed schools for Thursday as a precaution, while disaster management officials instructed districts to stay on alert and the IMD urged residents to avoid the coast, secure loose items and prepare for potential power cuts.