An orange alert was issued for two districts in Kerala on Wednesday morning, June 10, by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). IMD has predicted thunderstorms, moderate rainfall and strong winds in several parts of the region as the southwest monsoon continues.
Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts in Kerala are under an orange alert warning for three hours starting 10am on Wednesday morning. Currently, the entire region remains under a yellow alert warning.
The fresh warnings come after orange alerts were issued for Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod on Monday, June 8, and for Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod on Tuesday, June 9. An orange alert indicates heavy rainfall between 11 cm and 20 cm.
Thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and surface winds ranging from 40 kmph to 50 kmph were predicted in several districts of Kerala.
Similar conditions are expected to continue on Thursday, June 11, with a generally cloudy sky and occasional spells of rain or thundershowers.
