Heavy rainfall at various places in South Gujarat, Saurashtra, spells of very heavy rain also likely

Gandhinagar:

Moderate to Heavy rainfall occurred at several places including Surat, Valsad, Navsari, Amreli, Gir Somnath districts in Gujarat today even as several places including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Patan, Mahesana Rajkot, Jamnagar Junagadh etc also saw light to moderate rain.

According to official figures by 6 pm in the evening today a total of 130 talukas of 31 districts have seen rain of which Choryasi in Surat had recorded maximum of 136 mm (over 5 inches)
Jalalpore in Navsari (113mm), Surat city (108mm), Navsari (107), Umbergam and Vapi in Valsad (105 mm), Una in Gir-Somnath (86mm), Jafrabad in Amreli (80mm), Jamjodhpur in Jamnagar district (60mm) were among top rain getters till evening.

The met bulletin has said that spells of very heavy rainfall are also very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region and Saurashtra namely Surat, Valsad, Navsari, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Bhavnagar, Amreli, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Porbandar and Diu during the evening/night.

Ahmedabad district has seen around half an inch of rain. Tapi, Bharuch and other districts in South central Gujarat have also seen rain today. Gandhinagar and parts of North Gujarat also saw some rain till evening today.

The met bulletin has said that under the impact of an upper air cyclonic circulation over South Pakistan and adjoining areas of Kutch and Southwest Rajasthan extending between 2.1 km to 3.1km above mean sea level spells of heavy rain were very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region and Saurashtra namely Surat, Valsad, Navsari, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Bhavnagar and Amreli tomorrow and at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli day after tomorrow.

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