Cyclone Biparjoy: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in these states

It stated that the depression over Southeast Arabian Sea is likely to move nearly northwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over east central Arabian Sea and adjoining southeast during the next 12 hours.

In its latest bulletin on Wednesday, the weather office predicted heavy rainfall over Andaman & Nicobar Island, Kerala, South Interior Karnataka, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh for the next three to four days. 

IMD forecast: Rainfall alert for these states

1) Light/moderate fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds very likely over Kerala, Lakshadweep, South Interior Karnataka; isolated to scattered activity over Coastal & North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during next 5 days.

2) Heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 06th, 07th& 10th; Kerala during 06th-10th and South Interior Karnataka on 09th & 10th June.

3) Light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning very likely over the region during next 5 days. Isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Manipur on 06th, Manipur & Mizoram on 07th and Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya on 10th June.

4) Light/moderate isolated rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Northwest India on 06th & 07th June. Thundersquall (speed 50-60 kmph) likely over West Rajasthan on 06th & 07th and over East Rajasthan on 06th June.

5) Rainfall/thundershowers were observed today at most places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands; at many places over Uttarakhand, Kerala & Mahe, Lakshadweep; at a few places over Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad.

6) Heavy rainfall was observed at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Updated: 07 Jun 2023, 12:37 PM IST