Goa: Heavy rain, wind to last till Sunday

PANAJI: Spells of heavy rain are set to return in parts of the state from Friday, with India meteorological department (IMD) issuing an orange alert till Sunday. Rain is likely to be accompanied by winds with speeds between 35 and 45kmph.
Localised short-term flooding, mudslides and uprooting of weak trees during this period are likely.
TOI had earlier reported that the state was likely to experience heavy rain this week.
The IMD has said that a low pressure area formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal on Thursday, which is ushering heavy showers to the Goa coast. Also, strengthening of westerly winds at 1.5km and 3.1km above mean sea level is likely to intensify rainfall.
Strengthening of the pressure gradient over the Arabian Sea along the Konkan coast and the likely formation of an offshore trough will also contribute to heavy showers from Friday to Sunday, the IMD said.
Thus far, heavy rain at a few places over the past week have resulted in a few rain gauge stations crossing the 3,000mm mark Pernem, Ponda, Ela-Old Goa, Sakhali, Valpoi, Canacona, Quepem and Sanguem.