NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted heavy rainfall over 10 states which embody Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and coastal Andhra Pradesh. The IMD stated that on Wednesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall at remoted locations could be very seemingly over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim whereas heavy to very heavy rainfall is probably going at remoted locations over Assam and Meghalaya.
“On Wednesday there will be heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and coastal Andhra Pradesh,” the IMD stated in a press release. The IMD additionally predicted that thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (pace 40-50 kmph) could be very seemingly at remoted locations over Uttarakhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
“Lightning and gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) is very likely also at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, east Rajasthan, Vidarbha, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, north interior Karnataka, Kerala on June 21,” it stated. The IMD additional stated that lightning at remoted locations is anticipated on Wednesday over Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and Coastal and south inside Karnataka.
“Heat wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh. Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is very likely over west central & southwest Arabian Sea, along & off Kerala-Karnataka coasts, Lakshadweep area, southwest & adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar, along and off Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts on Wednesday,” the climate division stated.
It additionally predicted that on June 22, heavy rainfall could be very seemingly at remoted locations over Assam, Meghalaya, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, East Madhya Pradesh and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
