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**Heavy Rainfall Expected in Tamil Nadu, Orange Alert Issued for Coimbatore and Nilgiri**
**Chennai, July 19, 2025** – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Coimbatore and Nilgiri districts in Tamil Nadu, warning of very heavy rainfall today. Ten districts in total are expected to experience heavy rainfall, prompted by an upper-level atmospheric circulation over the southern states and a lower-level atmospheric circulation over southern Andhra Pradesh and surrounding areas.
According to the Chennai Meteorological Centre, the other districts likely to receive heavy rainfall today include Theni, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, and Tirunelveli.
In the 24 hours ending at 8:00 AM yesterday, the highest rainfall was recorded in Madurantakam taluk office in Chengalpattu district (9 cm). Significant rainfall was also reported in other areas, including Senji (Villupuram district) and Tiruttani (Tiruvallur district) (7 cm each).
The forecast indicates that Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal will continue to experience moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and strong winds today and tomorrow. The moderate rainfall is expected to continue until July 24th.
Chennai and its suburbs can expect partially cloudy skies with a chance of light to moderate rain and thunderstorms in some areas.
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