Heavy Rain Alert: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow alert’ in Delhi, warning of light to moderate rain with strong winds till Wednesday (June 18). Apart from Delhi, the IMD has issued a heavy rain alert in 16 states of the country, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, during the next 24 hours.
Many parts of the national capital received rain on Sunday, bringing relief to people from the scorching heat that has been continuing for the last few days. The Meteorological Department (IMD) said that 42 mm of rain was recorded in the capital on Sunday (June 15) morning.
The weather department has issued an orange alert for northwest, southwest and southeast Delhi. The IMD has predicted light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and wind speed ranging from 40 to 50 kmph to 60 kmph. Heavy rain warnings have also been issued for parts of Mumbai and Kerala.
The IMD has predicted heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai and suburbs. The Meteorological Department uses four colors to issue weather alerts in the country. These colors and their messages are green (no action needed), yellow (watch and keep monitoring), orange (be prepared) and red (action/assistance needed).
Key points from IMD forecast
– IMD says that during the next 24 hours, Delhi is likely to experience thunderstorms, lightning, light to moderate rain and wind at a speed of 50-60 kmph. On Monday, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 37 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius respectively.
– The Meteorological Department has issued a ‘yellow alert’ for Delhi till Wednesday. It is predicted to have light to moderate rain along with thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds at the speed of 50-60 kmph.
– Heavy rains continued in various parts of Kerala on Monday, causing widespread disruption. Trees were uprooted, water levels of rivers rose and gates of several dams had to be opened.
– Landslides were reported in high places, waterlogging in low-lying areas and severe sea erosion in coastal areas across the state. In view of the heavy rains, officials declared a holiday in schools in Malappuram, Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad and Thrissur districts on Monday.
– Heavy rains continue in various parts of Kerala on Monday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for five districts Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod on Monday. Extremely heavy rains have been warned in these areas. Heavy rains are expected to continue in the state till June 19.
– Red alert has been issued for heavy rains with strong winds in Bihar and Rajasthan. Heavy rains and thunderstorms have been warned in many areas of Bihar from 15 to 20 June. At the same time, there is a possibility of heavy rains with thunderstorms in the eastern parts of Rajasthan this week.
– Due to the monsoon becoming active, the Meteorological Department has said that the intensity of rain will increase throughout the day on Monday. An alert has been issued for various areas of Maharashtra. A red alert has been issued in Raigad district.
– Orange alert has been issued in Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune Ghat Division, Satara Ghat Division, Kolhapur Ghat Division of Maharashtra and Yellow alert has been issued in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Nashik Ghat Division, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli.
– The weather department has also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning during rain in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Washim, Yavatmal, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts.
– The IMD has forecast cloudy weather with heavy to very heavy rains in various parts of Assam in the coming two to three days. The local meteorological centre has issued a ‘yellow alert’ for Himachal Pradesh.
– Thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds with speed of 40 to 50 kmph have been forecast at isolated places in all districts of Himachal from June 16 to 19. Heavy rains have been forecast at isolated places from June 20 to 21.
– Heavy rains in many parts of Karnataka have disrupted normal life. The IMD has warned of 110 to 210 mm rainfall in various parts of Dakshina Kannada district in the next 24 hours.
– The district administrations of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka declared a holiday for all schools on Monday after the district issued a red alert for heavy rains. Arun Sharma, forecasting in-charge of the IMD Bhopal centre, told PTI on Sunday that the monsoon is likely to enter Madhya Pradesh from Chhindwara, Balaghat and Dindori districts by June 21-22.
