Rains Lashed Coastal Belt Including Mangalore & Udupi On January 4: Likely to Continue For Three More Days

Rains Lashed Coastal Belt Including Mangalore & Udupi On January 4: Likely to Continue For Three More Days

Rains lashed the coastal belt of Karnataka, including Mangaluru and Udupi, on January 4. As per the rainfall alert of Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), a low pressure area lies over southeast Arabian Sea, and a trough runs from the cyclonic circulation associated with this low pressure area to off north Kerala coast in lower levels scattered to widespread, light to moderate rains and, at isolated places, heavy rains very likely over Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, and parts of Chamarajanagar, Shivamogga, Mysuru and Mandya districts. Remaining parts of Karnataka likely to have cloudy conditions with isolated very light to light rains during next five days.

The KSNDMC said that the coastal area — Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts — recorded an average 5.5 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on January 4, against the normal average rainfall of 0.1 mm for the period. Dakshina Kannada recorded an average 5.2 mm rainfall, Udupi district an average 15.6 mm, and Uttara Kannada an average 2.1 mm rainfall during the same period.