IMD signals thunderstorm and lightning for Himachal, Uttarakhand

By Team MyNationFirst Published Jun 15, 2019, 3:45 PM IST
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The weather forecasting agency has also predicted that some isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha will be hit by a dust storm. 
 

New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said thunderstorm followed by lightning and breezy winds (40-50 kmph) at isolated places are very likely over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand tomorrow.

Besides, the IMD also predicted that some isolated places of Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Odisha are likely to be hit by dust storm followed with gusty winds of 40-50 kmph tomorrow. 

Also read: Cyclone Vayu changes course, may not make landfall in Gujarat
 

The weather organisation also predicted that isolated places over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are likely to witness heavy downpour on Sunday.

"Heavy rainfall at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, and Coastal Karnataka," it added.

As cyclone Vayu is likely to recurve and hit Kutch on June 17-18, strong wind speed of the order of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph very likely over the Gujarat coast. "The sea condition is very likely to be rough to very rough over rest parts of the east-central Arabian sea till June 16, 2019," stated IMD in its weather forecast bulletin.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into the North Arabian Sea and along and off the Gujarat coast till June 17 and over east-central Arabian sea till June 16. 

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