Low Pressure Brings Heavy Rain Warning to Andhra Pradesh
A low-pressure system is causing heavy rain in Andhra Pradesh. Low pressure is a weather pattern that brings rain and wind.
Weather experts say some places will get very heavy rain. This heavy rain will last for three days. Some districts will get extreme rain. People call this kind of rain a downpour. A downpour is very strong rain that falls fast.
The state's Home Minister gave a rain warning to people. A rain warning tells people about coming bad weather. She told people in coastal areas to stay alert. Coastal means land near the sea.
People in Andhra Pradesh and other Telugu areas are watching the weather closely. They want to know the latest news about the rain. Latest means the newest information.
Officials are asking everyone to be careful during this time. They want people to stay safe from floods and strong winds.
Vocabulary15 words
- low-pressure
- a type of weather that often brings rain
- downpour
- very heavy rain that falls fast
- rain warning
- a message that tells people rain is coming
- coastal
- near the sea
- latest
- newest
- alert
- watching carefully for danger
- district
- a smaller area inside a state
- extreme
- very, very strong
- weather
- rain, sun, wind, and heat outside
- official
- a person who works for the government
- safe
- not in danger
- flood
- too much water covering land
- wind
- moving air
- state
- a big area with its own government, part of a country
- system
- a group of connected weather conditions
Quiz
Answer key
1. A low-pressure system 2. Three days 3. True
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A _____ system is causing heavy rain in Andhra Pradesh. Low pressure is a weather pattern that brings rain and wind.
Weather experts say some places will get very heavy rain. This heavy rain will last for _____ days. Some districts will get extreme rain. People call this kind of rain a _____.
The state's Home Minister gave a rain _____ to people. A rain warning tells people about coming bad weather. She told people in _____ areas to stay alert.
People in Andhra Pradesh and other Telugu areas are watching the weather closely. They want to know the _____ news about the rain.
Officials are asking everyone to be _____ during this time. They want people to stay safe from _____ and strong winds.