The India Meteorological Department on Monday issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Dhule, Nandurbar and Nashik districts...
The India Meteorological Department on Monday issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Dhule, Nandurbar and Nashik districts between June 3 and 4, due to the possibility of a severe cyclonic storm, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday. The storm is likely to bring winds of over 100 km per hour to Mumbai.
Cyclonic storm Nisarga may cause high speed winds and extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai, the weather department said. On Monday, the depression that is expected to lead to the storm lay 310 km southwest of Panji in Goa, 570 km South-Southwest of Mumbai and 800 km South-Southwest of Surat in Gujarat. It is likely to make landfall on the afternoon of June 3.
On Sunday, the weather department had issued an orange alert for Mumbai and Thane in Maharashtra for June 3, and a red alert for Palghar district, also in the state. An orange alert indicates a warning of heavy to very heavy rain likely at a few places while a red alert denotes extremely heavy rain at isolated places.
On Monday, the IMD said that the system is expected to become a cyclonic storm by 11.30 am and a severe cyclonic storm by 5.30 pm on Tuesday, before making landfall on Wednesday afternoon....
