Page 40 - Heavy Rains

Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal to turn into depression: IMD

Heavy rains likely in Odisha

National capital records 274% excess rain in September, says IMD

Light to moderate rains so far have totalled 16 rainy days in the month

Rain lashes parts of national capital; more showers likely on Friday

Rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Thursday evening, weather officials said here.

Met dept predicts more rainfall till Wednesday in south Bengal

The Met department on Tuesday predicted more rainfall in south Bengal even as several low-lying localities and streets in the metropolis and its adjoining areas lay submerged on the account of the previous day's record downpour. The weatherman noted that thunderstorms with lightning, along with heavy rain, may lash all districts of south Bengal till Wednesday morning, with coastal South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur and its neighbouring Paschim Medinipur likely to receive heavier downpour. The low-pressure area that has formed over the southern parts of Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Odisha with the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 5.8 km above mean sea level still persists, tilting south-westwards, the IMD stated. "Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated very heavy falls are likely over Gangetic West Bengal & Odisha on 21st; isolated heavy falls on 22nd September, 2021 and decrease in rainfall activity thereafter (sic)," the IMD tweeted. Kolkata .

IMD predicts heavy showers in Vidarbha, Mumbai region next week

Heavy rains are likely in Maharashtra's Vidarbha and the Mumbai region from Monday onward, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

12 more deaths in UP, 24 die in rain-related incidents since Wednesday

Twelve more people died in incidents of wall and house collapse in Uttar Pradesh taking the death toll due to heavy rain in recent days to 24, officials said on Friday.

Heavy rains in UP: Priyanka urges govt to assess damage, pay compensation

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to assess the damage caused by heavy rains to crops and pay adequate compensation to the farmers.

Cyclonic circulation to bring heavy rainfall over east India from Sep 18-19

A fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to develop over north Bay of Bengal on September 17 and bring heavy rainfall over eastern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said

Heavy rain lashes Kolkata and its suburbs, leaves thoroughfares waterlogged

The city along with several districts of south Bengal experienced heavy rainfall on Tuesday owing to a depression that lay centred over Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

Gujarat: Rains batter Rajkot, Jamnagar; over 7,000 shifted to safer places

Extremely heavy rains lashed Rajkot and Jamnagar in Gujarat over the last 24 hours, following which more than 200 people stranded in the flood waters were rescued

New Gujarat CM chairs meet on flood-like situation in Saurashtra

Heavy rains battered parts of the Saurashtra region on Monday, leading to the death of three people in Rajkot and Jamnagar as rivers overflowed and low-lying areas got flooded

Maharashtra: Water level rises in Godavari after heavy rainfall

The water level which has been rising in the Godavari River due to continuous heavy rainfall led to river banks being breached in Nashik district on Monday.The torrential rain has disrupted normal life and led to a flood-like situation in Nashik, bringing life to a standstill.Earlier, on Sunday, Regional Meteorological Center, Mumbai informed through Twitter, "With the formation of a depression over north-west Bay of Bengal & adj. Odisha coast and its expected west-northward movement, Monsoon active over Konkan belt and adjoining ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra."The India Metrological Department also predicted heavy rainfall for today at isolated places over Maharashtra.

IMD forecasts more rain in Mumbai, Konkan, Western Maharashtra

Heavy rainfall in Delhi will continue till Sunday morning as the low-pressure area over east Rajasthan and another forming over the Bay of Bengal are likely to intensify further: IMD

383 mm rain seen in Delhi in September so far, highest since 1944

The city gauged 417.3 mm of rainfall in September 1944, the highest in the 1901-2021 period.

Delhi rains: BJP leader goes 'rafting' on waterlogged road, thanks Kejriwal

In a video posted on Twitter, the national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha asked Kejriwal to have boards put up across Delhi about his achievement.

Amid heavy rains, Delhi airport's forecourt waterlogged, 5 flights diverted

Parts of Delhi Airport were also waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the national capital.

Heavy-rain warning for Odisha; Met says low-pressure area to form in 24 hrs

Odisha may receive very heavy rainfall over the next few days as the meteorological department said on Friday that a low-pressure area would likely form in the next 24 hours.

Heavy rains lash Saurashtra; Guj monsoon deficit contracts 10% in one week

Several parts of Gujarat's Saurashtra region on Wednesday received very heavy rainfall with more showers expected in the next four days, officials said. The fresh spell of downpour that started a few days ago will help reduce the rainfall deficiency of Gujarat, they said . The IMD has forecast widespread rainfall till Friday with heavy to very heavy rainfall in some parts of the state with isolated extremely heavy showers in some districts of Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions during the next four days. As per the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), parts of Gir Somnath, Amreli, Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts received rainfall of over 100 mm in 12 hours till Wednesday evening. Sutrapada and Babra talukas of Gir Somnath and Amreli districts received 138 and 130 mm rainfall, respectively, it said. As many as 162 out of 251 talukas of Gujarat witnessed wet spell on Wednesday. As per SEOC figures, Narmada, Surat, Navsari and Bharuch districts of south Gujarat received heavy t

Heavy Rains: Many parts of Delhi waterlogged, traffic movement disrupted

After incessant rains hit the national capital in the early hours of Thursday, several routes were either partially or completely waterlogged causing disruption in traffic movement

IMD predicts heavy rain in Kerala, issues orange alert for 6 districts

The weatherman has also issued a Yellow alert to all other districts in the state tomorrow.