Archive · 27 Sep 2026
Interacting Weather Systems Trigger Flood-Like Conditions Across Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh received much more rain than usual over three days.
The rain made roads, villages, and low-lying areas look flooded.
Strong winds also knocked down trees and electric poles.
Fifty-six people died and 46 were injured in rain- and storm-related incidents.
More than 1,000 houses were damaged.
The India Meteorological Department said two weather systems came together.
One system was a weakening depression that traveled from the Bay of Bengal.
The other was a Western Disturbance carrying moisture into northern India.
Their interaction caused intense rain while the monsoon was withdrawing.
Uttar Pradesh experienced an intense three-day wet spell, causing flooding, crop damage, and widespread disruption.
The state recorded 45.1 mm of rain in 24 hours, compared with a normal 1.8 mm.
Fifty-six people died, 46 were injured, and 1,021 houses were damaged between September 25 and Sunday morning.
A deep depression from the Bay of Bengal moved over Madhya Pradesh and southeastern Uttar Pradesh before weakening.
Its interaction with a Western Disturbance, amid the retreating monsoon, produced heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and strong winds.
- Who
- Residents of several districts in Uttar Pradesh were affected; the India Meteorological Department explained the weather systems involved.
- What
- An intense three-day spell of rain and strong winds caused a flood-like situation, deaths, injuries, house damage, and crop losses.
- When
- From Friday, September 25, through Sunday morning; the weather system was forecast to weaken during the following 12 hours.
- Where
- Across Uttar Pradesh, including areas around Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, and the central Terai belt.
- Why
- A deep depression interacted with a Western Disturbance while the southwest monsoon was withdrawing, producing intense rainfall and gusty winds.
- Rainfall recorded
- 45.1 mm in 24 hours, compared with a normal 1.8 mm
- Affected districts
- 56 of Uttar Pradesh’s 75 districts recorded excessive rainfall
- Deaths and injuries
- 56 people died and 46 were injured
- House damage
- 1,021 houses were damaged
- Wind speeds
- Strong winds reached 30–40 kmph
- Primary weather system
- A deep depression from the Bay of Bengal weakened over the Uttar Pradesh–Madhya Pradesh region
- Additional weather system
- A Western Disturbance was present as a trough over northwestern India