The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of substantial rainfall, including heavy to very heavy rainfall, in multiple states on Monday, September 3rd. The affected states include the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and Karnataka.
In East India, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand are expected to experience light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and occasional heavy rainfall from September 3rd to 7th. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands will also see significant rainfall from September 3rd to 5th.
Northeast India can anticipate light to moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall, along with thunderstorms and occasional heavy rainfall, in Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on September 3rd and from September 6th to 7th.
Western India, particularly the Konkan & Goa region, is likely to experience light to moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning, with isolated heavy rainfall from September 3rd to 7th. Madhya Maharashtra & Marathwada should expect such weather from September 5th to 7th.
In South India, states like Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Kerala, Mahe, and Telangana will experience light to moderate rainfall, which will be fairly widespread to widespread, with occasional heavy rainfall from September 3rd to 7th. Coastal and South Interior Karnataka will encounter this weather pattern from September 6th to 7th, while North Interior Karnataka and Rayalaseema will see it on September 3rd and 4th.
Central India is likely to have light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning in various regions. West Madhya Pradesh will experience these conditions on September 6th and 7th, East Madhya Pradesh from September 5th to 7th, Vidarbha on September 3rd and again from September 5th to 7th, and Chhattisgarh from September 3rd to 7th.
Residents in these regions should stay updated with weather forecasts and take necessary precautions to ensure their safety during the expected rainfall as the rainfall warning is issued.