Heavy rain likely to continue over Gujarat for some days, says IMD
This story was originally published at 18:12 IST on 27 August 2024
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NEW DELHI – The India Meteorological Department has forecast extremely heavy rainfall to continue over parts of Gujarat, including the Saurashtra and Kutch regions, for the next few days under the influence of a deep depression. The deep depression is currently over north Gujarat, and is likely to reach Saurashtra and Kutch by Thursday, the agency said.
The weather bureau has warned against strong winds with a speed of 40-50 kmph over north Gujarat today. These winds can reach a maximum speed of 60 kmph. In south Gujarat, Saurashtra, and Kutch, wind speeds could reach up to 65 kmph for the next three days. Along the coasts of Gujarat, wind speeds are seen gusting to 75 kmph.
The weather office has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall over parts of interior Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch till Thursday. A red alert indicates very heavy rainfall of over 204.4 mm in 24 hours. An orange alert is for heavy rainfall of 115.6-204.4 mm.
Additionally, it said rough sea conditions are likely to prevail over the Gujarat and Maharashtra coasts till Friday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the northeast and adjoining Arabian Sea till then.
Heavy rainfall is likely over most places in east and northeastern India over the next few days. Very heavy rainfall is expected over several states such as Jharkhand, the plains of West Bengal, and Bihar over the next 2-4 days. Some parts of Odisha are also expected to receive extremely heavy rainfall on Friday.
Since Jun 1, the country has recieved 702.1 mm of rainfall, up 6% from the long period average of 664.7 mm for the period.
Reported by Sayantan Sarkar
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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