Heavy Rains Forecast over Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala

A Cyclonic Circulation with a low-pressure area (LPA) has developed over the east-central Arabian Sea off the coastlines of the south Konkan and Goa, which is likely to turn into a Well-Marked Low Pressure Area (WMLA) in next 24hrs.  A low-pressure Area has formed over the Northeast and the nearby East-central Bay of Bengal due to the effect of another cyclonic circulation over Myanmar and the adjacent east-central Bay of Bengal .  Within the next 48 hours, this is also expected to develop into a Well-Marked Low-Pressure Area and proceed northwest towards north-western Odisha and the nearby West Bengal Coasts.  Widespread rainfall over Odisha, as well as thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy downpours in Gangetic West Bengal are expected from September 30 to October 2.  Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Bihar are also expected with similar weather conditions for next 4-5 days.  Coastal Karnataka and Kerala-Mahe are likely to experience light to moderate widespread to widespread rainfall for next 3-4 days.  Farmers of Karnataka are advised to prepare their fields for rabi sowing of Sorghum and safflower.  Isolated heavy showers are also forecast over Tamil Nadu during next 2-3 days.  Konkan-Goa and Madhya Maharashtra are likely to experience light to moderate widespread to widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and isolated heavy rainfall for next 1-2 days.  Farmers of Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra are advised to arrange adequate drainage facilities for kharif crops, vegetables and orchards.  Also keep harvested black gram at safer places by covering them up.  Isolated heavy rainfall with thunderstorms, and lightning over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya are expected from 30 Sep- 3 Oct.

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