Intense rainfall spell over Gujarat State, Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on 15th & 16th July, 2020

New Delhi: According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):

· A cyclonic circulation lies over north Konkan & neighbourhood at lower tropospheric levels.

· An east-west shear zone runs roughly along Latitude 18°N at mid tropospheric levels. In addition, there is high wind convergence along the West coast at lower tropospheric levels.

Under the influence of above meteorological conditions,

Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall very likely over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat State during next 5 days.
Heavy to very heavy falls at a few places very likely over Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on today, the 15^th and at isolated places on 16^th July; isolated heavy to very heavy falls also very likely over Gujarat State during 15^th to 17^th. Isolated extremely heavy falls (≥ 20 cm) also very likely over Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on today, the 15^th July and over Gujarat State on 16^th July and decrease in intensity thereafter.

Detailed forecast &warnings for next 5 days are asfollow:

Sub-Divisions	15 July 2020*	16Jul y 2020*	17 July 2020*	18 July 2020*	19 July 2020*
	Rainfall at most places	Rainfall at most places	Rainfall at most	Rainfall at most	Rainfall at
Gujarat Region	with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places	with heavy to very rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated	places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated	places with heavy rainfall at isolated places	most places with heavy rainfall at
		places.	places		isolated places
Saurashtra & Kutch	Rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places	Rainfall at most places with heavy to very rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places.	Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places	Rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places	Rainfall at many places
	Rainfall at most places with heavy to very rainfall	Rainfall at most places with heavy to very	Rainfall at most places with heavy	Rainfall at most places with	Rainfall at most places
Konkan & Goa	at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places.	heavy rainfall at isolated places	rainfall at isolated places	heavy rainfall at isolated places	with heavy rainfall at isolated places
	Rainfall at most places	Rainfall at most places	Rainfall at many	Rainfall at	Rainfall at
Madhya Maharashta	with heavy to very rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at	with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places	places with heavy rainfall at isolated places	many places	many places with
	isolated places.

Note: * Rainfall till 0830 IST of next day.