Ministry of Earth Sciences
Intense rainfall spell over Northern and Northeastern parts of India during 18th- 21st July, 2020
Posted On:
17 JUL 2020 7:30PM by PIB Delhi
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):
- The monsoon trough lies to the south of its normal position, it is most likely to shift northwards gradually towards foothills of Himalayas from tomorrow, the 18th Julyonwards.
- In addition, convergence of moist southerly/southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal over Northeast & adjoining East India and from Arabian Sea over northwest India at lower tropospheric levels very likely from tomorrow, the 18th Julyonwards.
- Due to above favourable meteorological conditions, rainfall distribution & intensity is very likely to increase over the northern and northeastern parts of the country from 18th& 19th July respectively. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfallwith:
- Isolated heavy to very heavy falls is very likely over Northwest India during 18th - 20th July, 2020 and over Northeast & adjoining East India during 18th -21stJuly.
- Isolated Extremely heavy falls also very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Assam & Meghalaya during 19th- 21st July and over Arunachal Pradesh during 19th-20th July.
- It may accentuate existing flood conditions and also lead to landslides in some areas of Northeastern states and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal &Sikkim.
- Detailed forecast & warnings during 18th-21st July are asfollows:
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18 July 2020*
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19 July 2020*
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20 July 2020*
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21 July 2020*
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places with heavy to
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy to very
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Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim
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very heavy falls at isolated places
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to very rainfall at a few places & extremely heavy falls at isolated
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heavy to very rainfall at a few places & extremely
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rainfall & extremely heavy falls at isolated places
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places
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heavy falls at
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isolated places
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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Arunachal Pradesh
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places with heavy to very falls at isolated places
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places with heavy to very rainfall & extremely heavy
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places with heavy to very rainfall &
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with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places
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falls at isolated
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extremely
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places
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heavy falls at
isolated places
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places with heavy to
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy to very
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Assam &Meghalaya
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very heavy falls at isolated places
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to very rainfall &
extremely heavy falls at isolated
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heavy to very
rainfall & extremely
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rainfall & extremely
heavy falls at isolated places
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places
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heavy falls at
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isolated places
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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Nagaland,
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places with heavy
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy to very
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Manipur, Mizoram
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falls at isolated
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falls at isolated
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heavy to very
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heavy falls at isolated
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& Tripura
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places
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places
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heavy falls at
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places
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isolated places
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Rainfall at isolated
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Rainfall at a few
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Rainfall at
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Rainfall at many places
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Jammu & Kashmir,
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places
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places
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many places
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with heavy falls at
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Ladakh, Gilgit-
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with heavy to
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isolated places
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Baltistan &
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very heavy falls
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Muzaffarabad
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at isolated
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places
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Rainfall at many
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Rainfall at many
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places with heavy
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy to very
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Himachal Pradesh
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falls at isolated
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falls at isolated
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heavy to very
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heavy falls at isolated
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places
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places
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heavy falls at
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places
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isolated places
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places with heavy to
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy falls at
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Uttarakhand
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very heavy falls at
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to very heavy falls
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heavy to very
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isolated places
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isolated places
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at isolated places
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heavy falls at
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isolated places
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Rainfall at a few
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Rainfall at a most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy falls at
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Punjab
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to very heavy falls
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heavy to very
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isolated places
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at isolated places
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heavy falls at
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isolated places
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Rainfall at a few
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi
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places with heavy falls at isolated
places
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places with heavy to very heavyfalls
at isolatedplaces
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places with heavy to very
heavy fallsat
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with heavy falls at isolated places
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isolated places
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Rainfall at many
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places with heavy to
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy falls at
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West Uttar Pradesh
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very heavy falls at
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to very heavy falls
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heavy to very
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isolated places
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isolated places
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at isolated places
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heavy falls at
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isolated places
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places with heavy to
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy falls at
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East Uttar Pradesh
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very heavy falls at
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to very heavy falls
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heavy to very
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isolated places
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isolated places
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at isolated places
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heavy falls at
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isolated places
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Rainfall at many
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most
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Rainfall at most places
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places with heavy
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places with heavy
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places with
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with heavy to very
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Bihar
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falls at isolated
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to very heavy falls
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heavy to very
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heavy falls at isolated
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places
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at isolated places
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heavy falls at
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places
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isolated places
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Note: * Rainfall till 0830 IST of next day.

Legends: Heavy rain: 64.5-115.5 mm/day; Very heavy rain: 115.6-204.4 mm/day; Extremely heavy rain: Greater or equal to 204.5 mm/day
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