IMD issues extremely heavy rainfall warning for Madhya Maharashtra on Aug 17-18
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Pune: India Meteorological Department (
IMD
) on Thursday significantly upgraded its rainfall forecast for Maharashtra, issuing an 'extremely heavy rainfall' warning for Madhya Maharashtra for Aug 17-18, with the low-pressure system over Bay of Bengal continuing to influence weather.
Pune city is likely to receive light to moderate rainfall starting Aug 16. IMD has also issued an orange alert for Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra till Aug 18, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall in isolated areas of Konkan and Goa on Aug 17, and Madhya Maharashtra on Aug 17-18. The weather department has also extended the heavy rainfall warning for ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra till Aug 20.
"The low-pressure area over northwest and adjoining areas of west-central Bay of Bengal and south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts persists over the same region as of 2.30pm on Thursday...The
associated upper air cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6km above mean sea level, tilting southwards with height. It is likely to move west-northwestwards across south Odisha-north Coastal Andhra during the next 24 hours.
This system may have a significant role to play in the expected upcoming spells," an IMD official said.
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The drought-prone Marathwada region is now expected to receive good rainfall on Aug 15 and 18, providing much-needed respite for agricultural activities. Konkan and Goa will see isolated heavy rainfall on Aug 15 and 20, with isolated very heavy rainfall on Aug 16-19.
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