Extremely heavy rainfall lashes parts of Gujarat, more rain likely due to atmospheric depression

Ahmedabad: Extremely heavy rainfall has lashed parts of Gujarat today even as a total of 239 talukas of 32 districts have seen rain from 6 am to 8 pm with Mahudha in Kheda district recording highest 300 mm.

Galteshwar has seen 242 mm, Barvala in Botad 220 mm, Dhandhuka in Ahmedabad district 212mm, Ranpur in Botad 184 mm, Dhrangadhra in Surendranagar 183mm, Sojitra in Anand 180mm, Godhra in Panchmahal 180 mm, Chhota Udepur 179 mm, Dediapada in Narmada 175 mm, Botad 163 mm, Nadiad in Kheda 161 mm.

In all a total of 39 talukas have seen 100 mm or more and 101 talukas 50 mm or more rain till 8 pm.

Vadodara city has seen 87 mm and Ahmedabad city has seen 26 mm of average rain and more rain is likely to pour amid overcast conditions during night.

In the last 24 hours ending 6 am today a total of 168 talukas of 29 district had seen rain of which maximum 336 mm was in Chhota Udepur, Quant had seen 282 mm while Kukarmunda 207mm.

The state is likely to cross 70% rain average mark by tomorrow.

In the wake of rain 18 NDRF team and 16 SDRF teams have been deployed all over the state of which maximum 7 NDRF teams were in South Gujarat. 5 were in Saurashtra region and 3 each in North and Central region.

Due to heavy rain 154 roads have been closed of which maximum 39 were in Tapi and 31 in Chhota Udepur district.

Dams across the state have also seen inflow of more water and of the total 204 associated reservoirs in the state 13 have overflown. 12 have been 70 to 100% filled, 14 were 50 to 70% filled while 35 were 25 to 50% filled. The largest of all dams in the state Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam reservoir in Kevadiya in central Gujarat has 75.66% water of its gross capacity.

Met has predicted more spells of heavy to very heavy rain later today and in the next two days. The system was in alert especially in the low lying areas on the banks of rivers flooded due to heavy rain.

The synoptic situation and heavy rain warning in the met bulletin today is as follows –

SYNOPTIC SITUATION: MORNING’S DEPRESSION OVER WEST MADHYA PRADESH MOVED FURTHER WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS AND LAY CENTRED AT 1430 HOURS IST OF TODAY OVER EAST RAJASTHAN & ADJOING WEST MADHYA PRADESH , ABOUT 40 KM EAST OF UDAIPUR (EAST RAJASTHAN).

IT IS VERY LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY INTO A WELL MARKED LOW PRESSURE AREA DURING NEXT 12 HOURS.

THE TROUGH FROM SOUTHWEST RAJASTHAN TO JHARKHAND NOW RUNS ACROSS THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION OVER EAST RAJASTHAN & ADJOINING WEST MADHYA PRADESH AND NORTH CHHATTISGARH TILTING SOUTHWARDS WITH HEIGHT BETWEEN 3.1KM & 5.8 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.

Heavy rainfall warnings-

DAY 1 (Today): Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls in the districts of Gujarat region namely Anand, Vadodara,Kheda and Bharuch. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Ahmedabad, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Chhota Udepur, Narmada and Surat. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of south Gujarat region namely Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls in the districts of Saurashtra namely Surendranagar, Rajkot and Junagadh. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Bhavnagar, Morbi, Botad, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Amreli, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gir Somnath and Kutch. Heavy rains very likely in Diu.

DAY 2: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan, Vadodara, Surat, Dangs and Tapi. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Surendranagar, Rajkot, Morbi, Jamnagar, Porbandar and Junagadh. Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the district of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Gir Somnath, Amreli, Botad, Devbhumi Dwarka and in Kutch.

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

DAY 4: NIL

DAY 5: NIL

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