ꦕThe Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rain and thunderstorm alert for West Bengal. As per the weather department, the rain alert has been issued for several districts in south Bengal, including the capital of Kolkata.
🍨Furthermore, a rain alert has also been issued for Jharkhand and a snowfall alert for the Jammu and Kashmir region.
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Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm Alert For Kolkata
ജTaking to X, the weather department issued red, yellow and orange warnings for the state. Here's a look at what IMD said -
Red warning - Thundersquall with wind speed 50-60 kmph along with lightning, Hail and light to moderate rain very likely to occur over these parts.
Orange warning - Thunderstorm and Lightning accompanied with gusty winds (40-50 kmph) and light to moderate rain very likely to affect over these parts.
Yellow warning - Thunderstorm with Lightning and light to moderate rainfall likely to affect over these parts.
Snowfall Alert For J&K
♓With the winters almost coming to an end, the weather department has also issued a snowfall alert for Jammu and Kashmir as well as Himachal Pradesh.
Rain Alert On For Jharkhand
💛As rain lashed parts of Jharkhand on Thursday morning, the IMD has issued a rain and hailstorm alert for a few places in the state.
🎀On Thursday morning, the state capital Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, East Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharswan and West Singhbhum received rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms.
🔯With a heavy rain alert in West Bengal, IMD has warned of thunderstorms with Lightning, Hail and Gusty winds (40-60 Kmph) "upto evening hours over North Odisha, South Jharkhand and Western parts of Gangetic West Bengal today."
