CHENNAI: After a month-long wait, the northeast monsoon finally brought its first spell of rain to the parched city on Thursday. The cyclonic storm Nada is weakening into a depression and is expected to make landfall near Karaikal around 6 am on Friday.
There was intermittent rain in the city through the day. There may not be much to rejoice as weathermen have forecast the showers to last only until Friday evening. The city, which has a 90% (62cm) shortage of rainfall this monsoon, recorded 3.5cm rain on Thursday.
Area cyclone warning centre director S Balachandran said, “The deep depression is likely to weaken and cross the north Tamil Nadu coast south of Cuddalore near Karaikal, resulting in moderate rainfall in coastal and interior districts.” A few parts of the state may get heavy rain on Friday.
