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Heavy rains in Mumbai, Pune leaves several areas waterlogged; IMD issues `orange` alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a rainfall and strong wind warning over Maharashtra for the next 48 hours.
Highlights
- The IMD predicted that winds reaching upto 20-30 kmph gusting to 40 kmph is very likely to prevail over central Maharashtra during the next 12 hours.
- The weather department issued a rainfall and strong wind warning over Maharashtra for the next 48 hours.
- The well marked low pressure area over south central Maharashtra has moved westwards and lies over south central Maharashtra and adjoining south Konkan.
Latest Updates
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Ratnagiri and an orange alert for Konkan, Mumbai and other areas nearby. The Deputy Director-General of MET in Mumbai, KS Hosalikar, said that as far as rainfall is concerned, for the next 24 hours Konkan will be very active with heavy rainfall in some places. (ANI)
A total of 24 fully equipped National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams widely deployed across 3 states- Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra in view of rain/flooding/waterlogging: DG NDRF (ANI)
The IMD had earlier issued an 'orange' alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district, predicting heavy to very heavy rain accompanied with thunderstorm and gusty winds on Thursday. While a 'yellow' alert has been issued for Friday.
Rainfall data from Mumbai's Santacruz 87 mm; Colaba 116; Kolhapur 130; Thane 78; Ratnagiri 123 and Mahabaleshwar 132 mm rain. The October rain average of Mumbai is 89.3mm. Record for 24 hour rain is 140.8mm on Oct 4 in 1988. Its highest 24 hour rain in Oct in decade.
IMD weather update:
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city received 96 mm rainfall on Wednesday. The IMD has predicted moderate rainfall with isolated heavy showers coupled with thunderstorm in Pune and neighbouring areas in the next couple of days.
Pune and its neighbouring Solapur and Kolhapur districts experienced heavy rainfall on Wednesday, causing inundation in some low-lying areas.
IMD update on rains in Mumbai:
The IMD has advised fishermen to not venture into East-central Arabian sea along and off south Maharashtra-Goa coast during October 13-15 and Gujarat-Maharashtra coast on October 16 and 17.
"There is an extremely low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal and the clouds developed because of it would be hovering on Maharashtra from October 14 to 16," said an IMD official.
Heavy rains lashes parts of Maharashtra and is likely to continue for the next few days until October 15. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued a red alert for the entire North Konkan area, including Mumbai, Pune and Thane.
Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday (October 12,2020) issued a rainfall and strong wind warning over Maharashtra for the next 48 hours. The IMD predicted that winds reaching upto 20-30 kmph gusting to 40 kmph is very likely to prevail around the system centre and over Madhya Maharashtra during the next 12 hours.
According to the weather department, the well marked low pressure area over south central Maharashtra and neighbourhood has moved westwards and lies over south central Maharashtra and adjoining south Konkan.
It further stated, "Due to well-marked low pressure area over Maharashtra, light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places would occur over Konkan and Goa and adjoining Ghats of Maharashtra and heavy falls at isolated places over coastal south Gujarat today.
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