BHOPAL: The
India Meteorological Department (
IMD) on Monday issued an
orange
or "be prepared" alert for heavy rains in 13 districts in
Madhya Pradesh
even as the state received intermittent showers during the day due to cyclone
Tauktae, an official said.
The IMD also issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds at speeds of 40 50 kilometres per hour in isolated places of nine
divisions
till Tuesday morning.
The orange alert is for 13 districts, including Narsinghpur, Alirajpurand and
Mandsaur, while the yellow alert has been issued for Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and
Jabalpur divisions among others.
"Large parts of MP received rainfall, accompanied by gusty winds in some places, in the last 24 hours. An upper air cyclonic circulation was lying over north-east MP and the neighbourhood. Tauktae has brought moisture to Madhya Pradesh, which is causing rains along with winds," said P K Saha, senior meteorologist with IMD's Bhopal office.
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