After heavy showers drenched parts of Ahmedabad on Wednesday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued rainfall across Gujarat till September 8. Multiple districts are under red, orange, and yellow alerts over the next four days.
September 5
Red Alert: Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Bharuch
Orange Alert: Panchmahals, Dahod, Vadodara, Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Amreli, Bhavnagar
Yellow Alert: Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Mahisagar, Rajkot, Gir Somnath, Botad, Diu
September 6
Red Alert: Surendranagar, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar
Orange Alert: Rajkot, Morbi, Botad, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Panchmahals, Dahod
Yellow Alert: All remaining districts
September 7
Red Alert: Kutch
Orange Alert: Morbi, Surendranagar, Patan, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar
Yellow Alert: Junagadh, Porbandar, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Botad, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Panchmahals, Dahod
September 8
Yellow Alert: Kutch, Banaskantha, Patan
In addition, IMD has warned of light thunderstorms with lightning and winds (30–40 kmph) in several districts, including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, and Kutch, along with Daman, Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.