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#HeavyRains to Continue in Delhi, Uttarakhand, UP as #CycloneTauktae’s Remnant Lingers Over North India Till May 20

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(📸: TWC Met Team)

The worst may be over with #CycloneTauktae, but its impact will continue to be felt for the next 48 hours—especially in parts of North and Northwest India.

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This remnant system will gradually weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area by Wednesday night, and move further northeastwards, across #Rajasthan to #UttarPradesh, over the next two days.

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Furthermore, the depression will also pull high moisture content from the Arabian Sea to Northwest India, effectively producing more rainfall over the region for the next two days.

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The @IMDWeather has forecast:

- Heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Uttarakhand.

- Heavy to very heavy showers at isolated places over northwest Uttar Pradesh.

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@IMDWeather - Heavy rains at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, the rest of Uttar Pradesh, northeast Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh.

- Light to moderate thundershowers over Delhi-NCR

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@IMDWeather By Thursday, May 20, the rainfall activity over the region will start to decrease. Accordingly, the IMD has predicted:

- Heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places over Uttarakhand.

- Heavy rainfall at isolated places over West Uttar Pradesh

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- Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall over Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

- Isolated to scattered showers over all the other parts of Northwest India.

Come Friday, May 21, the rainfall activity over the region will decrease significantly.

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Considering the intensity of the predicted rainfall, the IMD’s regional met centre in New Delhi has issued a red warning over Uttarakhand on Wednesday and an orange alert on Thursday, along with an orange alert over West Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

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