Monsoon advances in Gujarat, Ankaleshwar gets 172mm, Met predicts more heavy spells in South and Central Gujarat today

Gandhinagar: Several places in South and Central Gujarat have witnessed heavy to very heavy rain in the last 24 hours with Ankaleshwar in Bharuch district seeing the highest of 172mm.

A total of 97 talukas of 25 districts have received rain in last 24 hours ending at 6 am this morning. From 6 to 8 am today 33 talukas of 11 districts have seen rain with Karjan in Vadodara recording the highest 46mm.

Met has predicted more rain today and also issued heavy rain warning for south and central Gujarat as the monsoon has advanced further under the influence of a Morning’s cyclonic circulation which lies over North Konkan and adjoining South Gujarat region and extends between 3.1 and 7.6 KM above mean sea level tilting Southwest wards.

Today’s rain warning is as following -Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Vadodara, Anand, Kheda, Surat, Valsad, Navsari, Daman Dadara Nagar Haveli.

Meanwhile, the seasonal rain percentage is likely to reach double digit figure today. As per the official data till 6 am today Gujarat has seen a cumulative 9.58% rain of the season.

In the last 24 hours among other prominent rain receiving places were Bharuch 118mm, Kamrej in Surat 110mm, Mangrol in Surat 105mm, Jambughoda in Panchmahal 75mm (additional 26mm from 6 to 8am this morning) and Palsana in Surat 66mm.

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