IMD Issues Advisory: Heavy Rain and Flash Floods to Hit Jammu-Kashmir, Yellow Alert of Heavy Rainfall for 11 MP Districts
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir meteorological department issued a weather advisory warning heavy rains from July 18 To July 21. The advisory suggested administration remain alert as heavy rains and flash floods can disrupt surface transport.
The Meteorological department has issued a weather advisory for Jammu kashmir for heavy to very heavy rains and thunder with flash floods. The advisory says, “Lower and Middle level tropospheric winds from north Arabian sea are most likely to interact with Easterly Winds ( from Bay of Bengal) from 18th to 21st July.”
“The system is most likely to cause widespread Heavy to Very Heavy Rain, Thunder with lightning at most places of Jammu mainly in Pirpanjal Range and plains of Jammu division from 19th to 21st and Moderate to Heavy Rain/ Thunder with lightning in many places of Kashmir division during the said period,” it further said.
MET officials said “Lower and Middle level tropospheric winds from north Arabian sea is most likely to interact with Easterly Winds (from Bay of Bengal) from 18th to 21 July.” The Meteorological department has written a letter with this advisory to both divisional commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir intimating them well in advance to remain vigilant to tackle the situation.
IMD Issues Yellow Alert of Heavy Rainfall for 11 MP Districts:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow alert for Madhya Pradesh as per which isolated places in 11 districts, including Rewa and Damoh, are likely to receive heavy rainfall. It also issued another yellow alert, predicting thunderstorm with lightning in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and five other divisions in the state. Both these alerts are valid till Monday morning, an official said. Yellow alert means authorities are advised to be updated on the situation.
The rainfall activity in Madhya Pradesh is expected to go up due to a trough that runs from the central part of the state to south Tamil Nadu, the IMD said. “A north-south trough runs at 0.9 km above mean sea level from central Madhya Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu across Vidarbha, Telangana and Rayalaseema,” senior meteorologist P K Saha from the IMD’s Bhopal office told PTI. “This is going to increase the rainfall activities in MP,” he said.
(With Inputs From Agencies)