As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), an orange alert and yellow alert has been issued for thunderstorms and lightning across several districts of West Bengal from Friday to Sunday (21-23 March):
• On Friday (21 March), an orange alert has been issued for the following areas: Birbhum, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman, Bankura, Hooghly, Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, and Purba Medinipur.
• On Friday (21 March), a yellow alert has been issued for the following areas: Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, South 24 Parganas, and Purulia.
• On Saturday (22 March), an orange alert has been issued for the following areas: Birbhum, Murshidabad, Paschim Bardhaman, Purba Bardhaman, Nadia, Purulia, Bankura, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Howrah and South 24 Parganas.
• On Saturday (22 March), a yellow alert has been issued for the following areas: Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, Uttar Dinajpur, Malda, and Dakshin Dinajpur.
• On Sunday (23 March), an orange alert has been issued for the following areas: Alipurduar, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Purba Bardhaman, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur.
• On Sunday (23 March), a yellow alert has been issued for the following areas: Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Uttar Dinajpur, Paschim Bardhaman, Purulia, Bankura, Hooghly, Howrah, Paschim Medinipur, and Jhargram.
