IMD issues heavy to very rainfall warning for different parts of India: Check details

New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of India. The weather warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for July 9 to July 11.

Below is the heavy to very heavy rainfall warning issued by IMD:

9 July:

• Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya, JammuKashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, HaryanaChandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Gujarat state; heavy rainfall at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalaya West Bengal & Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Odisha, Bihar, Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Karnataka, and Madhya Maharashtra.
• Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely at isolated places over Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal.
• Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely over west-central & Southwest and adjoining parts of East central Arabian Sea. Squally weather speed reaching 40-45 kmph gusting to 50 kmph likely Northeast Arabian Sea along & off Karnataka-Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

10 July:

• Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Sub-Himalaya West Bengal & Sikkim, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh; heavy rainfall at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Gujarat state and Konkan & Goa.
• Thunderstorms with lightning likely at isolated places over Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal.
• Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely over west-central & Southwest and adjoining parts of East-central Arabian Sea. Squally weather speed reaching 40-45 kmph gusting to 50 kmph likely Northeast Arabian Sea along & off Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

11 July:

• Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Sub-Himalaya West Bengal & Sikkim, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh; heavy rainfall at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat Region and Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam.
• Thunderstorms with lightning are likely at isolated places over Bihar and Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam.
• Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely over west-central & Southwest and adjoining parts of east-central Arabian Sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

IMD has urged people to avoid movements as far as possible. People are advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.

The people also have been advised to check for traffic congestion on their routes before leaving for their destinations and keep in mind the position of manholes and uncovered electric wires while walking outside.