IMD Issues Orange Alert for Uttar Pradesh
IMD Issues Orange Alert for Uttar Pradesh Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall Likely Till August 6 Morning TOK NEWS NETWORK Lucknow, August 5: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Regional Meteorological Centre, Lucknow, has issued an Orange Alert for several districts of Uttar Pradesh, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. The warning is valid from 08:30 AM on August 5, 2026, until 08:30 AM on August 6, 2026. According to the IMD's impact-based forecast, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in parts of Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Saharanpur, Etawah and Auraiya. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is also likely in Kushinagar, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Ballia, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Banda, Chitrakoot, Gonda, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Ayodhya, Shamli, Muzaffarnaga...