Kerala weather warning: IMD sounds orange alert for heavy rain across 10 districts

Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow alerts for several districts across Kerala over the next five days, forecasting widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms.

IMD district-wise rain alert schedule
 

Orange alert (Very heavy rainfall: 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm in 24 hours)

• October 23: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
• October 24: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.
• October 25: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad.

Yellow alert (Heavy rainfall: 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm in 24 hours)

• October 23: Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Malappuram.
• October 24: Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
• October 25: Kannur and Kasaragod.
• October 26: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad.