A low-pressure area has formed over the south-west Bay of Bengal off Sri Lanka yesterday (Saturday), but global agencies have discounted the threat of a tropical storm formation over the area to 10-20 per cent. The bulk of rainfall from the ‘low’ was confined to east Sri Lanka coast as revealed by satellite pictures in the morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the Sunday morning the ‘low’ persisted over the same area. It is likely to move slowly west-northwest (towards southern Tamil Nadu and adjoining Kerala) until Monday. The IMD is keeping the Bay under watch for signals for formation of a likely second system next week.

Isolated very heavy rains

The IMD has has now predicted with isolated very heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu for two days (Sunday and Monday), and ove

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