Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and suburbs in the last 24 hours. The rainfall was triggered by the weakening of Cyclone Gulab into a low pressure area.
As per the information shared by KS Hosalikar from IMD, moderate to Intense spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Dhule, Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune and Satara during next 3-4 hours. Possibility of thunder/lightning accompanied with gusty winds in some area, he added.
"Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and Intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli and Jalgaon during next 3-4 hours," the Nowcast warning issued at 1300 Hrs stated.
Earlier on Monday, the IMD had issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, indicating moderate to heavy rainfall. However, the alert was upgraded to orange for Tuesday. Thane, Palghar, and Raigad are on red alert for Tuesday.
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