Heavy rainfall to continue in Gujarat till Sept 8, red alert issued in select districts

After heavy rain swept parts of Ahmedabad on Wednesday night, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for heavy rainfall across Gujarat till September 8.

September 5

Red alert: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in Chhotaudepur, Narmada and Bharuch

Orange alert: Heavy to very heavy rain likely in Panchmahals, Dahod, Vadodara, Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Amreli and Bhavnagar.

Yellow alert: Heavy rain likely in Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Mahisagar, Rajkot, Gir Somnath, Botad and Diu.

September 6

Red alert: Surendranagar, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar

Orange alert: Rajkot, Morbi, Botad, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Panchmahals, and Dahod

Yellow alert: All remaining districts

September 7

Red alert: Kutch

Orange alert: Morbi, Surendranagar, Patan, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, and Mahisagar

Yellow alert: Junagadh, Porbandar, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Botad, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Panchmahals, and Dahod

September 8

Yellow alert: Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan

Light thunderstorm with lightning and surface wind 30-40 kmph accompanied with light to moderate rain likely in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod and Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and in Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch and Diu.