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Heavy rains in plains, western Himalayas predicted for 6 days
The Morning Standard
|February 18, 2024
IN view of a fresh western disturbance predicted to bring intense rainfall, thunderstorms and snowfall over western Himalayas and the plains of northwest India for the next six days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for northern states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh.
The weather events will likely bring fairly widespread moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning over the western Himalayan region, and hailstorms in various other places till February 22. The IMD has issued an advisory that warns of disruption of electricity and landslides in hilly areas, as well as road blockages, washing out of roads and bridges, and flooding in low-lying areas.
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