Weather tomorrow: IMD warns of very heavy rain in many states; extremely heavy rain likely in Odisha
The India Meteorological Department has issued warnings for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across several Indian states, particularly Odisha and the Northeast. Thunderstorms and gusty winds are also expected in various parts of the country as the monsoon season continues.
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NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy to very heavy rain in Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Gangetic West Bengal on Sunday, with extremely heavy rain likely at isolated places in Odisha.Several other states, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and parts of the Northeast, are also likely to receive heavy rain, while thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds have been forecast in parts of eastern, central and southern India.IMD alert for SundayOdisha is expected to see the most intense rainfall, with heavy to very heavy rain and isolated extremely heavy rain likely in the state.Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Gangetic West Bengal are also likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain.Heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Uttarakhand.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely…
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