Heavy rain is likely over North, Central and East India during the next few days | Today’s news
Several parts of North, Central and East India are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next few days as a well-marked low pressure area lies over northeastern Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.
East Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Bihar are likely to experience isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall on Wednesday, while West Uttar Pradesh is expected to receive such rainfall during September 3-4. Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are likely to experience heavy rainfall on September 3, while Vidarbha could receive heavy to very heavy showers on September 3.
East and West Madhya Pradesh are expected to experience moderate to widespread rainfall from 3 to 8 September, while Vidarbha is likely to experience similar conditions during 3 to 6 September. Chhattisgarh could witness widespread rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in some parts of the region on September 7-8.
In northwest India, Uttarakhand is likely to receive widespread rains till September 8, while Himachal Pradesh expects similar conditions during September 3-5. Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi are likely to experience widespread rains on September 3-4. West Uttar Pradesh is expected to experience widespread rainfall during September 3-5.
Risk of flash floods
The IMD has forecast a low to moderate risk of flash floods in several catchments and districts in eastern Madhya Pradesh including Jabalpur, Rewa, Satna, Sidhi and Mandla and eastern Uttar Pradesh including Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Chitrakoot. Surface runoff and inundation could occur in saturated soils and low-lying areas.
East India is likely to remain wet, with widespread rainfall expected over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during September 3-8. Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal are likely to see widespread rains on September 3 and again on September 8.
Extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 20 cm was recorded at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal in the past 24 hours. Very heavy rainfall of 12-20 cm was recorded in parts of Himachal Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Bihar.
Heavy rainfall of 7-11 cm was also recorded at isolated places over West Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Nagaland.
Meanwhile, India’s cumulative rainfall during the southwest monsoon period remained 13% below normal till 2 September, with the country receiving 618.5 mm of rainfall against the normal 714.3 mm for the period since 1 June.
