The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for heavy rainfall across western India due to a deep depression over Saurashtra and Kutch.
In the past 24 hours, Khambhalia in Devbhoomi Dwarka district recorded 43 cm of rainfall, while Jamnagar received 38 cm of rain. The weather system is currently centered about 50 km north-northwest of Bhuj and is moving westward at a speed of 12 km/h.
Extremely heavy rainfall is expected to continue in isolated areas of Saurashtra and Kutch on August 28 and 29.
Additionally, a new low-pressure area is likely to form over the northern and adjacent central Bay of Bengal within the next 24 hours. This system is projected to move west-northwest, approaching the coasts of south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh over the next two days.
The IMD has forecasted very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for Odisha, north coastal Andhra Pradesh, south Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, and Telangana on August 30 and 31. Telangana, in particular, faces the threat of isolated extremely heavy rainfall on these dates.
Squally winds, reaching speeds of 55-65 km/h and gusting up to 75 km/h, are expected along the Gujarat coast, the adjoining Pakistan coast, and the northeast and adjacent east-central Arabian Sea until August 30. The sea conditions in these areas are anticipated to be rough to very rough.
Fishermen are strongly advised against venturing into the northeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea, or along and off the Gujarat, adjoining Pakistan, and north Maharashtra coasts until August 30.
