More spells of heavy to heavy rain likely, even as rivers, dams get fresh water, some inconvenience in low lying areas

Gandhinagar: Continuing monsoon rain in Gujarat is likely to pour more spells of heavy to very heavy rain in next four days even as rivers and dams have received fresh waters and some inconvenience have also been caused due to water-logging, flooding of causeways and roads etc.

According to official information electricity supply in at least 59 villages of 9 talukas have also been disrupted due to heavy rain. In all over 90 roads with mostly rural ones, were also blocked due to rain or rain related incidents. Efforts were on to resume electricity and road traffic by the state machinery.

From 6 am to 6 pm today 155 talukas of all the 33 districts have seen rain with maximum 137 mm in Jamnagar city, 114mm in Jodia taluka of Jamnagar, Kaprada in Valsad district has seen 108mm, Dhrol in Jamnagar 105mm, Khambalia in Devbhoomi Dwarka district 92mm, Wagahi in Dangs 74mm. A total of 37 talukas have seen one inch or more rain.

Detroj in Ahmedabad has seen over half an inch of rain while Ahmedabad city has seen on an average around 2 mm or rain amid overcast conditions and spells of light rain.

In the 24 hours ending 6 am today 231 talukas of 33 districts had seen rain with Dharampur in Valsad seeing the maximum 288 mm.

It has rained almost 4% of the total seasonal rain in last 24 hours taking the average rain percentage to over 38% by 8 am today and this figure is likely to touch or cross 40% mark by tomorrow.

Met department has predicted more rain in the next four days under the influence of two atmospheric systems.

According to the met bulletin issued today the synoptic situation and heavy rain warning for next five days including today is as following-

MORNING’S CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHWEST RAJASTHAN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD EXTENDING UPTO 3.6 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TILTING SOUTHWESTWARDS WITH HEIGHT PERSISTS.

MORNING’S TROUGH FROM SOUTH GUJARAT AND ADJOINING NORTH MAHARASHTRA TO INTERIOR ODISHA ACROSS THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER EAST MADHYA PRADESH & ADJOINING CHHATTISGARH AND EXTENDING BETWEEN 4.5 & 7.6 KM ABOVE MEANSEA LEVEL TILTING SOUTHWARDS WITH HEIGHT PERSISTS.

Weather Warning for next 5 days:

DAY 1 (July 30):-Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy falls in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Valsad and Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of South Gujarat region namely Surat, Navsari, Dang, Tapi, Bharuch, Narmada. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely, Dahod, Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur and Anand. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy falls in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Dwarka, Jamnagar and Kutch district. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Morbi and Rajkot.

DAY 2: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan, Valsad, NavsariDangs and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Heavy rains very likely in the districts of Saurashtra namely Gir Somnath, Junagadh and Amreli.

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

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

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

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