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Moderate Rain with Thunderstorm and Lightning is very likely to occur at isolated places over Chengalpattu, Chennai, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Karaika

Event time: Oct 19, 2026 16:23 UTC Last updated: 2 hr ago India

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Moderate Rain with Thunderstorm and Lightning is very likely to occur at isolated places over Chengalpattu, Chennai, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Karaikal in next 3 hours., India

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Coordinates	20.5937, 78.9629
Region	Chengalpattu, Chennai, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga districts of Tamil Nadu
Location Precision	country
Issuing Authority	India — in-ndma-xx
Cap Urgency	Expected
Cap Certainty	Likely
Cap Expires	2026-10-20T01:00:00+05:30

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