Jamshedpur, May 20: The meteorological department on Tuesday issued an alert of heavy rain over south and central Jharkhand owing to a low pressure and an associated cyclonic circulation. The intensity of rain is expected to increase in the next two days with the Met department issuing a special bulletin of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next two days
The Ranchi meteorological office also issued a warning of heavy rain in places like Chaibasa, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Simdega, Seraikela-Kharsawan,. Rainfall of over 60 mm is expected in all these places, which come under south and central Jharkhand.
A senior official at the Ranchi Meteorological Centre said that a low pressure area has formed over Jharkhand and adjoining areas of north Odisha. The low pressure area was today hovering over westcentral Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh coast. An associated cyclonic circulation was also extending upto mid-tropospheric level. The twin systems is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall ( 64.5-204.4 mm) at isolated places of western (Simdega, Gumla, Latehar, Lohardaga), Central (Ranchi, Khunti, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamtara) and northern parts (Chatra, Hazaribag, Koderma, Giridih).
The Met official said that though the monsoon trough has drifted towards the north, the sudden formation of twin weather systems would result in a good shower show over the state.
An official said the wind pattern was creating conditions for rain. “We are expecting rainfall activity over Jharkhand in the next 48-hours due to the confluence of northerly and southerly winds,” he predicted.