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Madhya Pradesh Issues Heavy Rain Alerts, Closes Satna Schools
A strong weather system is bringing heavy rain to Madhya Pradesh.
Forecasters warned that 13 districts could receive very heavy rain.
Another 16 districts are also under a heavy-rain warning.
Some places may get more than four inches of rain in one day.
Heavy rain could cause thunderstorms and flooding in low areas.
Satna closed schools for younger students on September 25 and 26 to keep them safe.
The system is expected to be strongest on September 25 and 26.
Rain may continue until September 27 as the monsoon season begins to withdraw.
The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for very heavy rain in 13 Madhya Pradesh districts, including Jabalpur.
Heavy rainfall was forecast in 16 additional districts, bringing the total number under heavy-rain alerts to 29.
Some districts could receive more than four inches of rain within 24 hours, with thunderstorms and waterlogging possible.
Satna closed schools from nursery through Class VIII on September 25 and 26 because of expected rain and safety concerns.
The weather system is expected to remain strongest on September 25 and 26, with rain possibly continuing through September 27.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department issued the warnings; Satna Collector Dr Satish Kumar S ordered the school closures.
- What
- Heavy and very heavy rainfall alerts were issued for 29 Madhya Pradesh districts, including an orange alert for 13 districts.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, particularly districts including Jabalpur, Satna, Rewa, Damoh, Mandla and Balaghat.
- When
- The highest impact is expected on September 25 and 26, with heavy rain possibly continuing through September 27; Satna schools are closed on September 25 and 26.
- Why
- A strengthened weather system formed over the Bay of Bengal is affecting the region, while the South-West Monsoon is nearing withdrawal.
Key facts
- Orange alert
- Very heavy rain forecast in 13 districts, including Jabalpur and Satna.
- Heavy-rain alert
- Sixteen additional districts are forecast to receive heavy rain.
- Potential rainfall
- Several districts may receive more than four inches within 24 hours.
- School closures
- Satna schools for nursery through Class VIII are closed on September 25 and 26.
- Weather-system duration
- The system is expected to remain active through September 27.
- Monsoon status
- The South-West Monsoon is gradually withdrawing, with the withdrawal process expected to begin in Madhya Pradesh in the last week of September.
- Above-normal rainfall
- The weather department listed 23 Madhya Pradesh districts as having received above-average rainfall.
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