Maharastra disaster and Rain report of 30-Jul-2014

Landslide in Maharashtra kills 17; 200 feared trapped ... http://ow.ly/zMltP 

Maharashtra hillock crash toll climbs to 25 ... http://ow.ly/zMlK9 

PUNE received the season's highest 24-hour rainfall of 84.3 mm till 8:30am of 30-Jul ... http://ow.ly/zMlRi 
BHUBANESWAR: Heavy rain on Wednesday, "several parts of the city remained inundated for hours"... http://ow.ly/zMlTL 

Davangere - 30-Jul, "After few days of break, rains have come back strongly today.Totally wet day today."
Belgaum - On 30-Jul, "continuous heavy to very heavy rain from 12pm" ... http://ow.ly/i/6p2MK  .. http://ow.ly/i/6p2N8 

Photos from Belgaum ::

Today, the N-W Bay LOW is slowly pushing W-N-W into land thru Odisha coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6os51 
Today, a mid-level circulation is popping over E,S-E Gujarat ... http://ow.ly/i/6os51

5pm, due to these 2 circulations...
HEAVY rain seen all along axis from N Madhyapradesh to Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/6osbU 
5pm, Heavy rain seen over S,S-W,E Rajasthan, N,S Gujarat ... http://ow.ly/i/6osbU
5pm, VERY heavy rain seen along S coast Maharastra and over entire coast Karnataka, Goa ... http://ow.ly/i/6osbU

Today, the west coast Offshore trough is active from S Gujarat to N Kerala coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6osoZ 
In 36hrs, a LOW is expected over S-central Gujarat ... this will further enhance the west coast trough ... http://ow.ly/i/6osuG 

Today, 2 upper-level circulations seen...
one along N Maharastra coast, another over Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/6osB5 
The upper-level circulation along Maharastra coast is expected to drift West slightly and persist for 2 days ... http://ow.ly/i/6osDV 
Meanwhile, the upper-level circulation over Odisha is expected to weaken and drift into N,central Chatisgarh in 36hrs http://ow.ly/i/6osDV

#Chennai - 5:20pm, So far a warm and cloudy day. Slowly clearing up now. 
Rainfall till 8:30am.
Nungambakkam= 8.3mm
IWM Polichalur = 0.9mm

#Chennai - This is yesterday's accumulated rainfall RADAR image ... http://ow.ly/i/6orKB 

Rain tweets from 29-Jul-2014
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ajoemanuel Jul 29, 4:03pm via Twitter for Android

@fabwrite @weatherofindia @chennaiweather Its raining in mogapper

OldSailor Jul 29, 5:09pm via Twitter for Android

@weatherofindia #Chennai #Nanganallur Light drizzle started 1705 hours pic.twitter.com/xeNrdRzsVS

#Chennai - scattered moderate rain expected today as well after 7pm and before 3am.

Weather Instagram at July 29, 2014 at 08:25AM

Dharmapuri - 8:20am, mild, windy, thin high cloud cover morning. #weather

from Instagram

Posted Monday 28th Night:

BB-5 currently as a low, will deepen slightly to around 994/996 mb by Tuesday 29th /Wednesday 30th, and track inland as shown in chart. System will survive as a UAC at 700 hpa levels till Thursday.
Another Low forms over the Gujarat/Rajasthan region. This forms mainly as the axis slip southwards. Associated with a strong UAC, the other seasonal low will be capable of precipitating heavy rains in the areas shown. 
Very Heavy rains expected in Kutch.
Very heavy rains amounting to > 110 mms expected in Surat and Bharuch from Tuesday evening.

UAC 2 will move West and effect the Sindh coast on Thursday. 

Mumbai City: Tuesday 29th  and Wednesday 30th  city will see intermittent rains, occasional showers. Heavy showers with prolonged duration, can lead to flooding in some areas.
Rains would amount to about 60-80 mms on Tuesday and 70-90 mms Wednesday.
Summary: Mumbai City:130-170 mms expected next 2 days (Tuesday/Wednesday).
All Northern and Eastern Outer townships can expect very heavy rains in excess of 100 mms next 2 days.
Thursday 31st: After a wet morning, rains decrease in intensity on Thursday. 

from www.vagaries.in

Weather Instagram at July 28, 2014 at 02:25PM

2:20pm, KRP dam, Krishnagiri. Cloudy, mild and windy. #weather

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Weather Instagram at July 28, 2014 at 12:28PM

12:13pm, near krishnagiri, Tamilnadu. Cloudy, windy. No rain. Sign of heavy rain into SW Karnataka coast. #weather

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RT @aash_tvm: Surprise!! It is raining here after some days!! Unexpected!! #Trivandrum #kerala @weatherofindia 6:30am

Weather Instagram at July 27, 2014 at 05:39PM

5:35pm, a view of Yelagiri hills from Jolarpet . A moderate rain has swept this zone and drizzle now. #weather

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Weather Instagram at July 27, 2014 at 02:34PM

#chennai - 2:32pm, warm and cloudy. Today as well moderate rain expected after 5 pm. #weather

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