IMD Issues Red Warning for West Kameng and Papum Pare
ITANAGAR, June 27: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Meteorological Centre Itanagar, has issued an Impact-Based Weather Forecast warning for Arunachal Pradesh, placing West Kameng and Papum Pare districts under Red Warning (Take Action) for June 28 (Day-2). The department has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and heavy rainfall over the warned districts as active monsoon conditions continue to influence the state. According to the district-wise warning map released by the IMD, East Kameng, Pakke Kessang, Lower Subansiri and East Siang have been placed under the Orange Warning (Be Prepared) category. The weather office has indicated that these districts are likely to experience thunderstorms with lightning and heavy rainfall of 6–11 cm within 24 hours at isolated places during the forecast period from June 28 to June 29. The warning forms part of the IMD's three-day outlook for Arunachal Pradesh, with weather activity expected to persist in several par...