Cyclone Ditwah HIGHLIGHTS: Depression moves inland, heavy rain alert for Chennai
The system is bringing continuous heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, gusty winds of 40–60 km/h, and widespread waterlogging across coastal areas.
Water stagnated in the main road
CHENNAI: Coastal Tamil Nadu and certain interior parts in the state experienced widespread rain on Wednesday as the depression weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area. Chennai, Thiruvallur are and Chengalpattu to receive heavy rains, said IMD.
IMD has announced an orange alert for 7 districts - Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Nilgiris and Coimbatore.
Yellow alert for, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Thenkasi, Tirunelveli and Karaikal.
“The depression (remnant of cyclonic storm Ditwah) over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts moved slowly southwestwards and weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area over north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts and neighbourhood,” the IMD said.
It was very likely to continue to move southwestwards slowly across north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and weaken further into a low-pressure area during the next 24 hours, the weather office said in its bulletin associated with this system.
Villupuram, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai too experienced heavy frequent spells with brief intervals, as the depression moved inland.
Live Updates
- 29 Nov 2025 3:36 PM IST
Cyclone Ditwah nears north TN-south Andhra-Puducherry coasts
- Cyclone Ditwah lay 380 km from Chennai and 280 km from Puducherry, as of 8.30 am: IMD
- The name, 'Ditwah', referring to a lagoon, was suggested by Yemen. It is likely named after Detwah Lagoon, a large, saline lagoon on the northwest coast of the island of Socotra in Yemen
- The weather system is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and reach over southwest Bay of Bengal near North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts by early morning of November 30
- Private weather bloggers said there was no change in the cyclone’s track and that it moved parallel to the Tamil Nadu coast, and it would bring more rain over Chennai, Cuddalore and Puducherry by tonight
