Thunderstorms set off widespread downpour throughout Chennai and surrounding areas

For the second day in a row, intense thunderstorms triggered in a single day downpours throughout a number of elements of Chennai and its neighbouring areas on Saturday (August 23, 2025). Heavy rain additionally drenched elements of northern and southern Tamil Nadu.

According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai, Sholinganallur and Parry’s recorded very heavy rainfall of 17 cm every throughout the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday.

The automated rain gauges in lots of locations recorded vital rainfall, together with in Madipakkam (15 cm), and Ennore, Korattur, Nerkundram, and Arcot in Ranipet district (14 cm every).

The downpour additionally boosted influx into Chennai’s main reservoirs, with Cholavaram, Chembarambakkam, and Poondi registering 13 cm, 11 cm, and 10 cm of rainfall respectively. Red Hills reservoir obtained reasonable rainfall of 5 cm throughout the identical interval.

The RMC has forecast gentle to reasonable rain for Chennai, adjoining districts, Nagapattinam, and Ramanathapuram until Saturday afternoon. In its nowcast, the RMC has indicated areas of potential rainfall exercise,which included the Gummidipoondi-Mamallapuram stretch, Thalaignayar-Vedaranyam belt in Nagapattinam, and the Pamban-Dhanushkodi stretch in Ramanathapuram.

Rainfall exercise is anticipated to step by step shift to different elements of north Tamil Nadu and the delta area over the following few days. Officials cited the trough working from north inside Tamil Nadu to the Comorin space as one of many elements for the downpour since Friday.

In his social media put up, climate blogger R. Pradeep John noticed that such back-to-back heavy rainspell over Chennai and its fringes in August is a uncommon incidence. Meanwhile, Greater Chennai Corporation personnel cleared uprooted timber, together with one on Tank Bund Road in Teynampet zone.