Under influence of 3 ‘systems’ heavy rain to continue for 4 more days in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Almost all the district in Gujarat have received rain with some places in Northern areas seeing very heavy rainfall in last 24 hours ending 6 am today while 198 talukas of 32 districts have seen rain till 6 pm this evening under the influence of three atmospheric systems.

Met has forecast spells of heavy rains to continue in the next four days as well.

Dams and rivers have received new water with Wav in Banaskatha seeing maximum 230 mm of rain in last 24 hours, Tharad seeing 171 mm, Deodar 102 mm and Umerpada in Surat 100mm. During this period 168 talukas of all 33 districts had seen rain.

Today from 6 am to 6 pm, among the 198 rain receiving talukas, Kaprada in Valsad was top rain getter with 128 mm. Mangrol in Surat has seen 110mm, Umerpada 103mm, Dharampur in Vaslad district 96mm, Wagahi in Dangs 92 mm, Dangs Ahwa 90 and Ankaleshwar in Bharuch 89 mm, Walai 85 mm and Netrang 82 mm, Bavla in Ahmedabad district has seen 75mm. In all 48 talukas have seen 25 mm or more rain. Abdasa in Kutch
has seen 30 mm rain.

Ahmedabad city has also seen on an average of 9 mm of rain.

The seasonal average rain percentage has now gone above 34%.

The water level of Ukai and Madhuban dams have gone up while the rivers Ambika, Tapi, Demi, Banas, Auranga etc were flooded with new water. Several villages close to these have also been alerted.

Meanwhile, as per the met bulletin issued this evening –
There were three systems active over and around Gujarat which would bring more rain.

The synoptic situation and heavy rain warning is as follows –

MORNING’S CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTH RAJASTHAN & NEIGHBOURHOOD AND EXTENDING UPTO 3.6 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TILTING SOUTHWESTWARDS WITH HEIGHT PERSISTS.
THE MONSOON TROUGH AT MEAN SEA LEVEL CONTINUES TO PASS THROUGH JAISALMER, BHILWARA,
GUNA, UMARIA, PENDRA ROAD, SAMBALPUR, CHANDBALI AND THENCE SOUTHEASTWARDS TO
EASTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGALEXTENDING UPTO 2.1 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.
THE TROUGH FROM SOUTH RAJASTHAN TO ODISHA ACROSS MADHYA PRADESH AND NORTH
CHHATTISGARH EXTENDING UPTO 7.6 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TILTING SOUTHWARDS WITH HEIGHT PERSISTS.

Weather Warning for 5 days including today:

DAY 1 (today):-Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy falls in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha and Valsad. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Ahmedabad, Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Patan, Surat, Navsari, Dang, Tapi, Bharuch, Narmada and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy falls in Kutch district. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Morbi, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Surendranagar and Devbhumi Dwarka.

DAY 2: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Botad and Surendranagar.

DAY 3:Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Gir Somnath and Amreli.

DAY 4:Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Gir Somnath and Amreli.

DAY 5: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad, Navsari and in Daman,
Dadra Nagar Haveli; in the district of Saurashtra namely Gir Somnath.