Rain with thunderstorm to continue in Bihar on Tuesday: Met

PATNA: The weathermen predict rainfall with thunderstorm to continue almost all over the state on Tuesday. The Patna Meteorological Centre on Monday issued yellow coloured warning for Tuesday. It stipulates that authorities should be watchful for extreme weather development like moderate to heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm and lightning.
Moderate to heavy rainfall occurred at most places in Bihar in the last 24 hours. The weathermen attributed it to monsoon trough line passing along the foothills of the Himalayas on Monday. It is also because of favourable position of monsoon trough line, which is an elongated low-pressure area. Monsoon rainfall normally hinges along the trough line.
Places which received significant rainfall over the last 24 hours included Ramnagar (290mm) and Chanpatia (250mm) in West Champaran, Jhanjharpur in Madhubani and Sursand in Sitamarhi (220mm each), Kamtaul in Darbhanga and Sheohar (210mm each), Chakia and Kesaria in East Champaran, Pusa in Samastipur and Belsand in Sitamarhi (190mm each).
While yellow coloured warning has been issued for all 38 districts for Wednesday as well, but the intensity of expected rain is likely to scale down to light to moderate at most places.
The Patna weather bulletin stated that southwest monsoon was vigorous over Bihar during the last 24 hours. Anand Shankar, meteorologist at Patna centre, said, “The trough line was passing through Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and Bhagalpur in Bihar and further towards Terrai region (in Nepal). The position of monsoon trough line across Bihar is expected to lead to heavy to very rainfall in most districts in north Bihar. One or two southern districts are also expected to receive heavy rainfall.”
He said the ongoing rainfall is likely to continue in most parts of state over the next three to four days but its intensity may reduce after 48 hours.
Speaking about the weather in Patna, Shankar said light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur intermittently over the next 48 hours. He said the possibility of lightning is also there and advised people to take precautionary measures.