Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Chennai - No low cloud formation Yet 5:46pm... wind is from S-W... No Sea breeze!
Gujarat Special: 45 Dams overflow ! Danger of serious flooding in 831 towns ! What's happening there ??... http://ow.ly/2kblH

Gujarat Special: 45 Dams overflow ! Danger of serious flooding in 831 towns !

And it continues in Jamnagar and Kutch districts; Extraordinary ! This is the only way I can describe the on going torrential onslaught there ! Another 24 hrs since yesterday's readings and we have added another,(all readings as on Tuesday 3rd Aug morning) 460 mms in Khambhalia, meaning 810 mms in 2 conseccutive days ! (normal 604, total today 1662), 214 mms in Kalyanpur (Normal; 909, total today 1271), 190 mms in Lalpur (832 & 1315) and 158 mms in Dwarka (512 & 786).

In Kutch (desert) another 177 mms have been added in Bachaau (367 & 634), 164 mms in Abdasa and 134 mms in Nakhatrana. Kutch district, which normally receives 395 mms in a complete season, has so far got 137 % of its full average ! And Jamnagar district as a whole has got 145% of its season's quota !

In other cities of Gujarat, there is Malia with 205 mms, Ranavav with 182 mms, Porbunder receiving 162 mms,Mangrol with 142 mms, Kaprada with 127 mms Veraval with 123 mms,and plenty to fill up a page with rains between 50-100 mms.
Nagercoil - Heavy showers now 12:24pm
Nuwe.in, predicts a Deep Low / Depression along Orissa coast over N-W Bay in 72hrs.. http://ow.ly/i/2YXy
RT @maheswari333: RT @prannoyroyndtv: The monsoon this year is now only 3% below normal. Excellent recovery from a 16% deficit in June.
GFS, A deep LOW predicted over N. Bay around 6-Aug... while the rains will get subdued over Entire WEST coast ... http://ow.ly/i/2YX8
Chennai - From morning and till now 11:45am, Thick high cloud cover due to this ... http://ow.ly/i/2YWT
10:30am, Heavy showers continue along Gujarat coast... while central & W.central Bay is very active ... http://ow.ly/i/2YWT

Monday, August 02, 2010

Lonavala, hill station near Mumbai, has received almost 100'' of rain this season. 2409 mms ,96" till 31st. July.