Ch. Sambhajinagar, Oct. 20 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert for Maharashtra, including the Marathwada region, from October 21 onwards, warning of thunderstorm activity accompanied by lightning during the next three days.
The alert follows IMD's forecast that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal around October 21, which may move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a depression over the central and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal within the next 48 hours.
According to the latest forecast, thunderstorm activity with lightning is expected over Konkan and Goa, Marathwada, and Madhya Maharashtra from October 21 to 23. The department stated that the developi...