For the third consecutive day, the remnant of Cyclone Ditwah, which has now weakened into a well-marked low pressure area, continued to batter Chennai and Tiruvallur districts on Wednesday (December 3, 2025). The weather system is likely to bring rainfall to areas along its path as it moves inland.
With the system moving slowly inland, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has issued an orange alert in north Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, and Tiruvallur, as well as two districts along the Ghat areas, indicating very heavy rainfall on Wednesday.
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The Nilgiris and the Ghat areas of Coimbatore, too, are likely to receive very heavy rainfall up to 20.4 cm. A total of 18 districts, including Vellore and Tiruvannamalai, and those along the Ghat areas, and adjoining districts such as Madurai and Virudhunagar, have also been issued a yellow alert, indicating heavy rainfall up to 11.5 cm.
Cyclone Ditwah’s unusual stall leads to prolonged rains in Tamil Nadu
