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Severe thunderstorm (wind 30-40 km/h gusting to 50 km/h) and intense rain expected in parts of Uttar Pradesh within 3 hours

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Official SDMA alert (Issuer: Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA) warns that a thunderstorm with wind speeds 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph, lightning, and moderate to intense spells of rain is very likely at a few places over Kannauj, Lucknow, and Sitapur within the next 3 hours. Severity is labeled 'Severe' and the alert urges following SDMA guidelines. Published 2026-09-23T08:47:22Z.

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  • Region: Uttar Pradesh
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The source explicitly labels the event 'Severe' and specifies wind gusts, lightning, and intense rainfall for Kannauj, Lucknow, and Sitapur within the next three hours, and directs recipients to follow SDMA guidelines.

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  1. Official SDMA alert (Issuer: Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA) warns that a thunderstorm with wind speeds 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph, lightning, and moderate to intense spells of rain is very likely at a few places over Kannauj, Lucknow, and Sitapur within the next 3 hours. Severity is labeled 'Severe' and the alert urges following SDMA guidelines. Published 2026-09-23T08:47:22Z.

  2. IMD-Lucknow issued a warning: thunderstorm with wind 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph, lightning, and moderate to intense rain is very likely at a few places over the area (Kannauj, Lucknow, Sitapur) in the next 3 hours. Issuer notes severity as 'Severe' and urgency as 'Expected' and advises following SDMA guidelines.

  3. Source (Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA) reports a thunderstorm with wind speeds 30-40 km/h gusting to 50 km/h, lightning, and moderate to intense spells of rain very likely at isolated places over Auraiya, Hardoi, Kannauj, Lucknow, Sitapur, and Unnao within the next 3 hours. Severity is labeled 'Severe' and urgency 'Expected'.

  4. Source (Issuer: Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA) warns that a thunderstorm (wind 30–40 km/h gusting to 50 km/h) with lightning and a moderate to intense spell of rain is very likely at isolated places over Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lucknow in the next 3 hours. The SDMA notice labels severity as Severe and urgency as Expected.

  5. Uttar-Pradesh-SDMA issued a severe expected advisory for isolated thunderstorms with wind (30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph), lightning and moderate to intense rain likely over Fatehpur, Raebareli, and Unnao within the next 3 hours.

Generated scores

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Urgency
8/10

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