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After J&K and Himachal, heavy rainfall predicted in these states till August 2
The latest IMD bulletin indicated that widespread rainfall will continue in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh till tomorrow.
As monsoon wreaks havoc in several parts of India leading to multiple casualties in Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), among others, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued fresh weather warnings for these states and Union territory (UT) along with other regions. According to the latest bulletin by the IMD, “thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain” has been forecast over the entire Delhi and its adjoining areas of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad in the next few hours.
The bulletin further stated that a well-marked low-pressure area lies over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh with the “associated cyclonic circulation extending up to upper tropospheric levels.” “It is likely to move west-northwestwards across Jharkhand, south Bihar and southern parts of Uttar Pradesh during the next 48 hours,” the bulletin added.
Moreover, the MeT department highlighted that there is a high wind convergence from the Arabian Sea to the plains of northwest India at lower levels.
Under the influence of these conditions, widespread to fairly widespread rainfall activity will be observed in several states and UTs, including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, among others.
Here are the key IMD alerts for heavy rainfall activity:
1. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are likely over Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand between July 29 and 31. Isolated extremely heavy falls are likely over Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh on July 30, and east Madhya Pradesh on July 31. The bulletin stated that east Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are expected to receive heavy rainfall starting from July 29 to August 2.
2. The current spell of widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is very likely to continue in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab till July 30. The intensity of severe weather conditions, will, however, reduce thereafter.
3. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls are likely over Uttar Pradesh during the next five days vis-à-vis between July 29 and August 2, the bulletin updates stated.
4. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are likely to continue over west Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan between July 29 and August 2. The rainfall intensity is expected to increase in these regions thereafter. Isolated extremely heavy falls are likely over east Rajasthan from July 30 to August 1, and over west Madhya Pradesh on July 31.
