IMD issues orange alert for three Maharashtra districts, moderate rain and thunderstorm likely
The three Maharashtra districts which have been issued an orange alert are Dhule, Nandurbar, Nashik, the statement said on Sunday.
The three Maharashtra districts which have been issued an orange alert are Dhule, Nandurbar, Nashik, the statement said on Sunday.
Major thoroughfares were waterlogged, traffic came to a standstill on partially submerged roads, and several areas faced power cuts.
The MeT department shared the latest weather forecast in a post on X and said, "Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning is very likely to occur at many places in Delhi & NCR, Kaithal, Narwana, Rajaund, Assandh, Safidon, Barwala, Jind, Panipat, Gohana (Haryana), Muzaffarnagar, Bagpat, and Khekra."
Following the weather conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange' alert in Delhi. IMD also warned that moderate to heavy rainfall would lash the national capital during the day.
Parts of the city received light to moderate rainfall on Saturday, bringing much-needed respite from the heat, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued Yellow and Orange alerts for Delhi.
As several parts of the country are grappling with severe heatwave conditions, IMD Scientist Naresh Kumar issued an advisory on the current situation in the country.
IMD's senior scientist Naresh Kumar told ANI, "Due to Western disturbances a three-day orange alert for rainfall has been issued for almost the entirety of North India. Rainfall in Delhi too will continue for the next three days". He said that thunderstorm activity usually happens in March-April, but has got extended this year.
A senior scientist at IMD, Naresh Kumar said, "We have issued a red alert for Rajasthan for an intense spell of the heatwave, and a yellow alert for tomorrow. Similarly, we have issued an orange alert for Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, eastern Madhya Pradesh and Delhi."
An orange alert for rainfall denotes very heavy rains from 6cm to 20cm of rain. A yellow alert indicates heavy rainfall between 6 to 11cm while a red alert is issued when there is a likelihood of torrential rains of over 20cm in 24 hours.
Normally, Delhi records 653.6 mm of rainfall during the monsoon season. Last year, the capital gauged 648.9 mm of precipitation.
