Weather Updates: Red Alert in Gujarat, Heavy Rainfall Expected in THESE States

New Delhi: Heavy rainfall is anticipated across Gujarat on Tuesday, September 3, leading the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the region.

As per the IMD, heavy rain is expected in Chhota Udaipur, Narmada, and Surat District, Isolated showers are also forecasted for Banaskantha, Dahod, Panchmahal, Navsari, Valsad, and Tapi.

IMD has issued orange alert for western Madhya Pradesh on September 3, and for parts of Gujarat on September 3 and 4, due to the forecasted heavy rainfall.

• West and Central India

IMD has stated that, extremely heavy rainfall is expected in Gujarat on September 3 and 4, with very heavy rain is also predicted for Gujarat's adjoining areas with Madhya Pradesh on September 3.

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is expected over central Maharashtra in the coming week, and in west Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Saurashtra, and Kutch from September 3 to 5. Chhattisgarh, Konkan, and Goa are likely to experience heavy rain from September 5 to 9, and Gujarat will see significant rainfall from September 2 to 6.

• South Peninsular India

Kerala and Mahe are expected to receive heavy rain on September 3 and 4, meanwhile coastal Karnataka will receive rainfall on September 3.

Throughout the week, widespread to fairly widespread rainfall is forecasted for coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.

• Northwest India

Very heavy rainfall is anticipated in east Rajasthan from September 7 to 9.

Heavy rains are also expected in Uttarakhand and east Rajasthan over the next seven days; Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on September 3; west Uttar Pradesh on September 3 and 4; east Uttar Pradesh on September 6; and west Rajasthan from September 3 to 9.

• East and Northeast India

Isolated heavy rainfall is likely in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from September 3 to 4; Arunachal Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from September 3 to 5; sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on September 4 and 5; Bihar on September 4; and Odisha on September 5 and 6.