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New Delhi: A Low Pressure Area lay over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal & adjoining north Andaman Sea. According to the India Meteorolgical Department (IMD), this low-pressure area is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression by by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by 23rd October over eastcentral Bay of Bengal.
Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is expected over Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal on October 24 and 25. Under the influence of Sunday’s cyclonic Circulation over north Andaman Sea, a Low Pressure Area formed over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal & adjoining north Andaman Sea.
Weather Forecast:
Rainfall Warning Over East India:
- Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is expected over Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday.
- “Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Odisha on 23rd & 26th; heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on 24th & 25th October,” the IMD said.
- “Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Gangetic West Bengal on 23rd heavy to very heavy rainfall on 24th & 25th October,” it added.
- Light to moderate rainfall at a few places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is predicted over Jharkhand on October 24.
Rainfall Warning Over South Peninsular India:
- “Light to moderate rainfall at many places accompanied with isolated thunderstorm and lightning very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Kerala & Mahe, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka; light to moderate rainfall at Isolated places very likely over rest of the region during the week,” the MeT Department.
- Isolated very heavy rainfall is expected over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on Monday.
- “Isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Kerala & Mahe, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka during 21st-23rd; North Interior Karnataka on 21st; Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal on 22nd & 23rd; Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam on 24th & 25th October,” it added.
Rainfall Warning Over West India:
- “Light to moderate rainfall at many places accompanied with isolated thunderstorm and lightning very likely over Konkan & Goa; light to moderate rainfall at Isolated places very likely over rest of the region during next 4 days and where dry weather is likely to prevail subsequent 3 days,” the weather agency said.
- Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Gujarat on Monday.
Meanwhile, no significant rainfall is likely over northeast, Central and Northwest India during the week.
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