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The Southwest monsoon has now officially withdrawn from the entire country and Northeast monsoon rains have commenced over Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas, a press statement issued by the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.
“The SW monsoon has withdrawn and simultaneously NE monsoon rains have commenced over Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala,” the statement said.
Goa too experienced heavy showers in several places accompanied by thunder and lightning, with the capital city experiencing a heavy downpour Wednesday evening which flooded several roads of the city in less than an hour.
The Met Department has predicted that thundershowers will continue for the next four days right up to October 20. A warning has been issued for fishermen as the department has predicted high waves and squally weather over the Comorin, the Lakshadweep area, and adjoining South-East Arabian sea.
A “yellow” weather warning of “Watch and Be Updated” has been issued by the Department till October 20.
Rainfall was witnessed in Sanguem (6 cms), Canacona and Quepem (4 cms) and Margao (3 cms). Meanwhile, the Met said that a cyclonic circulation was found over the East-central Arabian sea, off the South Karnataka coast at lower levels.
