Delay: Southwest monsoon to hit Kerala in 3-4 days

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With some delay, the southwest monsoon is likely to hit parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the next 3-4 days as heatwave conditions have completely abated in the country.

Earlier, IMD had stated that the monsoon might reach Kerala on May 26.

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has been recorded at isolated places Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Bihar, Uttarakhand, East Madhya Pradesh, IMD said on Sunday.

Thunderstorm accompanied with Squally/Gusty winds with speed reaching 80-100 kmph prevailed at isolated places over West Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Odisha; with speed reaching 50-80 kmph over Madhya Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Gangetic West Bengal, East Madhya Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Gujarat Region, Saurashtra & Kutch, Vidarbha Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam; with speed reaching 40-50 kmph over East Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Marathwada.

Hailstorm occurred at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Haryana, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.

Duststorm/Thunderstorm accompanied with Squally/Gusty winds with speed reaching 80-125 kmph prevailed at isolated places over Rajasthan; with speed reaching 50-80 kmph over West Uttar Pradesh.

By Shishir Prashant

Shishir Prashant is a senior journalist having vast experience working in prestigious media organizations like PTI, Business Standard, Deccan Herald and Kashmir Times

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