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title: "Expect heavy rains above 100 mm and Strong Winds due to low pressure area in Bay of Bengal. Possible Floods"
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date: 2021-11-25
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# Expect heavy rains above 100 mm and Strong Winds due to low pressure area in Bay of Bengal. Possible Floods

**Prevailed low-level atmospheric disturbance over south-east of Sri Lanka and adjoining south-west Bay of Bengal has developed into a low pressure area and currently located in east of the Sri Lanka.**

Cloudy skies can be expected over the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale district. Showers or thundershowers will occur in several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night. 

**Massive rainfall of 219 mm reported in Erepola - AWS ( Rathnapura) last 24 hour.**

Sluice gates of Deduru Oya and Spill gates of several reservoirs opened.

Heavy showers above **100 mm** can be expected at some places in Northern, North-central, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Puttalam and Trincomalee districts.

Fairly heavy showers above **75 mm** can be expected at some places elsewhere.

There is a high probability of occurring [flood](https://www.lankaxpress.com/flood-warning-issued-deduru-oya-river-basin/)situations in lowline flood prone areas of several rivers.

National Building Research Organization NBRO issued landslides alert 1 and 2 for several districts due to prevailing rainy condition. [NBRO](https://www.lankaxpress.com/nbro-issued-landslide-alerts/)issued landslides alert for Colombo, Kalutara, Kandy, Kurunegala , Matale, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura due to prevailing rains.

**There can be very heavy showers or thundershowers, [strong winds](https://www.lankaxpress.com/cyclonic-circulation-over-bay-of-bengal-close-to-sri-lanka-is-expected-to-intensify-in-to-a-low-pressure/) (40-50) kmph gusting up to 60 kmph associated with rough seas over the aforementioned sea area and the sea areas around the Island.**

Naval and fishing communities out at sea over South-West Bay of Bengal, deep and shallow sea areas around the Island are advised to be vigilant in this regard during next few days.

**General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.** (LankaXpress.com)