According to the latest satellite and radar observations, it is highly likely that the city and suburbs of Mumbai will also experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and heavy rain. There is the possibility of occasional gusts of wind. All of northern Konkan is updated to orange alert with the Raigad district in red for Thursday. IMD is observing very severe convection.
Anglers are advised not to venture out to sea along and off the coasts of Maharashtra and southern Gujarat and in the east-central and north-eastern Arabian Sea from October 15 for the next 3 days.
IMD issued a red alert (extremely heavy rain) for districts such as Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri on Thursday. The meteorological office has issued an orange alert, predicting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning / gusty winds and very heavy rains in isolated locations in Satara, Kolhapur and Sindhudurg today. The state is expected to receive heavy rains through October 16.
The IMD also issued a yellow alert on October 16, indicating thunderstorms accompanied by lightning / wind gusts and heavy rain likely in isolated locations in districts such as Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Nasik, Sindhudurg, Ahmednagar Pune, Satara, Aurangabad, Jalna , Beed and Osmanabad.
“The well-marked low-pressure zone over southern Madhya Maharashtra and the neighborhood moved westward and spread over southern Madhya Maharashtra and the contiguous south of Konkan. It is very likely to move from west to northwest and emerge towards the east-central Arabian Sea off the coast of Maharashtra and concentrates in a depression for the next 48 hours over the central-east and adjacent northeast Arabian Sea off the coast of Maharashtra and southern Gujarat. Very likely may it gradually move to the west-northwest and further intensify, “IMD stated in its bulletin issued at 8:20 am Thursday.
Photo Source: IMD Mumbai
Sea state
The state of the sea will be rough to very rough in the east center and northeast of the Arabian Sea and along and off the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat from tonight until October 18.
Damage expected in Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra Ghat areas
1. Damage to rice, banana, papaya and orchards and thigh trees and horticultural crops. Minor damage to Kutcha embankments due to heavy rains.
2. Flooding / waterlogging in low-lying areas, interruption of surface transport, landslides, accumulation of water, etc. Also the roads can be wet and slippery.
3. Clogged drainage system and flash flooding due to heavy rains.
Wind warning
1. A strong wind speed reaching 20-30 km / h with gusts of up to 40 km / h is very likely to prevail around the center of the system and over Madhya Maharashtra for the next 12 hours and gradually decrease from so. Strong wind speed reaching 25-35 km / h with gusts of up to 45 km / h will likely prevail over the central east and northeast of the Arabian Sea and along and off the coasts of Maharashtra, Goa and southern Gujarat during the next 12 hours.
2. It would increase, becoming a Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph with gusts of 60 kmph in the central east and northeast of the Arabian Sea and along and off the coasts of Maharashtra, Goa and southern Gujarat from tonight.
3. Starting October 16 at night, it would increase from 50 to 60 km / hr with gusts to 70 km / h over the central east and northeast of the Arabian Sea, and along and off the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat , and from 55 to 65 km / h with gusts at 75 km / h over the same area as of October 17. night.
Rainfall in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, according to IMD observation recorded at 8.30 am / October 15
Solapur: 82.0mm
Thane: 78.0mm
Pune: 112.1 mm
Satara: 85.1mm
Ratnagiri: 122.9mm
Kolhapur: 130.4mm
Mahabaleshwar: 131.9mm
Harnai: 55.0mm
Colaba: 115.8 mm
Santacruz: 86.5 mm
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