The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in several Western and southern states of the country. The red alert covers isolated places in Konkan, Goa, Coastal Karnataka, South Interior Karnataka, Saurashtra & Kutch, and Madhya Maharashtra. Mumbai is also experiencing heavy rains, with the city’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas, with extremely heavy rainfall in isolated locations in the districts of North Konkan. Similar conditions are expected in the districts of South Konkan-Goa. The Ghat areas of North Madhya Maharashtra are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, including extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. The Ghat areas of South Madhya Maharashtra are also likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.
Additionally, thunderstorms with lightning, heavy rainfall, and gusty winds reaching speeds of 30-40 kmph are likely to occur in isolated locations in the districts of Marathwada. The weather department has predicted heavy rains in Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Chhattisgarh, and North Interior Karnataka from July 15th to 19th. Heavy rainfall is expected in Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha from July 15th to 18th, and in Marathwada, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on July 16th.
In East and North East India, heavy rains have been predicted at isolated places over Odisha during 15th-19th July with isolated very heavy rains on 19 July. Heavy rainfall is also expected in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim on 16th July; Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 16th & 17th July. In Northwest India, IMD has predicted isolated heavy rains over Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan during 15th-19th July; West Uttar Pradesh on 17th and 18th July; East Uttar Pradesh on 17th July; West Rajasthan on 18th July and Himachal Pradesh on 17th & 18th July. Moreover, the weather office has predicted isolated very heavy rains over Uttarakhand on 17th and 18th July while in East Rajasthan on 18 July.
