PATNA: Cyclone Yaas might have diminished, but its effect isn’t over yet because the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued forecast because of quite widespread rain, thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds from the country on Sunday too.
The remnant of Cyclone Yaas, that made landfall as a’very severe cyclonic storm’ in coastal Odisha on Wednesday afternoon, continued to make its presence felt throughout the nation on Saturday, either in the kind of overcast sky or heavy rain at certain areas, especially in northern Bihar.
Chief minister Nitish Kumar also issued an announcement Saturday that the effects of cyclone is weakening, but individuals should stay alert.
“Departments worried and governments of districts are requested to take necessary measures for uninterrupted electricity and water distribution together with transport and other civic agencies,” Nitish tweeted.
Few areas which received considerable rainfall in the previous 24 hours comprised Valmikinagar (215mm), Triveni (210mm), Darbhanga (183.
6mm) and also Begusarai (135.
5mm).
Patna Meteorological Centre kept yellow alert for rain with lightning in a couple of areas in most districts on Sunday.
“Rainfall continued from the previous 24 hours under the sway of low-pressure region formed because of the usage of cyclone Yaas.
The rain and cloud cover also contributed to fall in maximum temperatures by 9-12 C.
The remnant of cyclone Yaas was current in the kind of cyclonic storms across east Uttar Pradesh and also a trough line shaped beneath its sway and expanded towards east,” said Amit Sinha, an officer in Patna Meteorological Centre.
He also added,”Under the impact of both weather systems, north Bihar will be very likely to get light to moderate rain on Sunday.
” The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also said in its own all-India book issued by 8pm on Saturday that scattered to fairly widespread rainfall is possible with isolated thunderstorm, lightning and gusty wind in Bihar and east Uttar Pradesh and isolated heavy to very heavy rain in Bihar through the subsequent 24 hours.
“Rise in temperatures amid prevailing high degree of humidity from the air due to rain over the past two days can result in formation of thunderclouds together with lightning in several places during the following two times,” Amit said.