Bengaluru: According to the Indian Meteorological Department, extremely heavy rains are expected over the south interior and coastal Karnataka. Coastal Karnataka will likely receive widespread rainfalls from September 10 to 14.
According to IMD director CS Patil, the coastal districts of the state, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada district are likely to experience isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in some places and extremely heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm). A red warning has been issued in these places for September 10 and 11, while an orange warning has been issued in these areas for September 12 and a yellow warning for September 13 and 14.
Meanwhile, Bengaluru is expected to receive rains or thunderstorms on September 10 and 11, while the south interior region and north interior region of Karnataka are likely to experience heavy monsoon rains till September 14.
North interior Karnataka will very likely experience widespread rainfall from September 10 to 14. A yellow warning has been issued from September 10 to 13 in the Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgiri, Belagavi, Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag, Koppala, and Raichur districts as they are likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall. An orange warning has been announced in these areas for September 14.
The south interior region of Karnataka is likely to receive widespread rainfall between September 10 and 14. A red warning has been announced for September 10 and 11 in the Shivamogga, Chikkamangaluru, Hassan and Kodagu districts as they are likely to receive isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall. A yellow warning has been issued in these areas for September 12.
The Chamarajanagara, Mysuru, Mandya, Ramanagara, Bengaluru, Chikkabalapura, Kolar, Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Ballari districts are very likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall. A yellow warning has been announced in these areas on September 10 and 11.
Additionally, the IMD has advised the fishermen not to enter the sea as the wind speeds are likely to reach 45 to 55 km per hour in the coastal regions of the state.
An orange warning means the authorities have to ‘be prepared’ and a red warning denotes that the authorities have to take action. A yellow warning denotes that people who are at risk because of their location and/or activity have to be notified and that they be allowed to take preventive action for the next five days.
