After a lull phase of three days, rainfall would be witnessed intense in nature from Saturday evening, said the Met department.
High possibility of heavy rain at some places with light and moderate rain at several places in East Madhya Pradesh for next three days and in West Madhya Pradesh from Saturday to Monday.
Deep pressure unusually located over Bay of Bengal would cause intense storm which may turn into a possible cyclone.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bhubaneswar Centre, a depression over the Bay of Bengal turned into a deep depression on August 19, 2022. However, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center has issued warning of cyclone. Strong winds are likely to prevail over the coast of West Bengal and adjoining Odisha.
At present Jabalpur and its surrounding districts are experiencing light rain. Apart from this, the sky is clear in other areas. According to the Meteorological Department, 32 districts including Bhopal may experience heavy rain on Sunday. Madhya Pradesh has received 31 inches of rain so far.
All 8 gates of Kolar Dam in Sehore district were opened. The situation had become critical after the rains in the catchment area. However, there was some respite on Wednesday.
From Sunday heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Bhopal, Raisen, Vidisha, Sehore, Rajgarh, Dhar, Barwani, Khandwa, Khargone, Dewas, Agar Malwa, Shajapur, Ashoknagar, Guna, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpur, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur Kalan, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Siwani , Chhatarpur, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Betul, Harda and Narmadapuram.