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BSS-17
HEAVY-RAINFALL-WARNING
Heavy rainfall likely over the country
Dhaka, July 24, 2018 (BSS) – Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
today predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Chattogram,
Khulna,Barishal, Sylhet, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Rangpur Divisions in
the next 24 hours ending at 2 pm tomorrow.
“Southwest monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate over North
Bay… The well marked low over Northwest Jharkhand and adjoining area moved
northwestwards and now lies over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Uttar
Pradesh,” said a weather bulletin this morning.
“The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajsthan, Hariyana, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal and thence northeastwards to
Assam across central part of Bangladesh while one of its associated troughs
extends upto North Bay,” the bulletin added.
Due to the situation, heavy (44-88mm) to very heavy (>89mm) rainfall
with gusty or squally wind is likely to occur Chattogram, Khulna,Barishal,
Sylhet, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Rangpur Divisions during next 24 hrs
commencing 2 pm today, it continued.
Due to very heavy rainfall, landslides may occur at some places over the
hilly regions in Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.
Meanwhile, a Met office warning message said, rain or thundershowers
accompanied by temporary South or South-Eesterly gusty or squally wind speed
45-60 kph is likely to occur in the regions of Rajshahi, Rangpur, Pabna,
Bogura, Kushtia, Jashore, Tangail, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Faridpur, Khulna,
Barishal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chittagong,Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet.
River ports are advised to hoist cautionary signal number one.
BSS/PR/SRH/SAH/IJ/1534 hrs