The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai and Thiruvallur, forecasting moderate rain, thunderstorms, and lightning on Wednesday.
The weather body advised people to take precautions due to thunderstorms and lightning warnings and said to avoid stepping out of the house.
The intensity of Thunderstorm activity is likely to decrease and moderate thunderstorm activity is likely to continue for a few hours, as per IMD's latest update.
An orange alert was issued for districts like Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, while districts like Erode, Salem, Dharmapur, Virudhunagar, and Ramanathapuram are under a yellow alert.