more-in Heavy rain accompanied by thunder and winds lashed variuos parts of Salem and Namakkal districts for more than an hour on Friday evening. The sky remained overcast for a major part of the evening session. The low lying areas of Kichipalayam and Pachapatti in the city were totally flooded. Low lying areas of Narayana nagar, Kurinji nagar, Collectorate, Hasthampatti, and Suramangalam too were inundated affecting the free flow of traffic. Mettur and Mecheri too experienced heavy rain. Tiruchengode town and its surrounding areas in Namakkal district experienced sharp showers accompanied by heavy winds. The taluk office road, and Sankagiri road in Tiruchengode town were flooded. Salem city experienced a maximum rainfall of 73.8 mm in the last 24 hours that ended at 8 a.m. on Friday. The following is the rainfall recorded in other areas: Aanaimaduvu 37 mm; Vazhappadi 32.4; P. N. Palayam 28.8; Mettur 14.2; Kaadayampatti 13.4; Sankagiri 12.3; Yercaud 11.4; Omalour 9.4; Kariyakovil 5; Attur 4.6 and Edappadi 2.4 mm. In Namakkal district, Rasipuram experienced a maximum rainfall of 47 mm followed by Paramathivelur 45.1; Puduchathiram 12; Tiruchengode 9; Mohanur 6; Mangalapuram and Sendhamangalam 5 mm each.

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