Published 20:55 IST, August 23rd 2024
Orange Alert For Heavy Rainfall In Mumbai, Thane, Pune For Next 3 Days
An orange alert has been issued for various districts including Mumbai, Thane, Palghar in Maharashtra for Saturday.
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, Satara, Amravati, Bhandara, Gondia, and Chandrapur for next 3-4 days.
Apart from Maharashtra, the weatherman has also said that very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur over Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram, Assam and Meghalaya.
An orange alert warns of heavy rainfall exceeding 64.5 mm in 24 hours, potentially disrupting normal life and causing flooding in low-lying areas.
Yellow alert predicting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light-to-moderate rainfall with gusty winds of 30-40 kmph speed was issued for Saturday in several districts barring a few in western Maharashtra and Marathwada.
The IMD has issued orange alert for some districts of Konkan and western Maharashtra on August 25 and 26 as well.
A low-pressure area over northern parts of West Bengal and adjoining areas of northeast Jharkhand and another over east central Arabian sea off Maharashtra coast will bring rain to most parts of Maharashtra in the next 48 hours, an IMD scientist told.
Updated 22:57 IST, August 23rd 2024