15 October 2020, 15:14 PM
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)
15 October 2020, 15:01 PM
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)
15 October 2020, 13:52 PM
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.
15 October 2020, 13:50 PM
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.
15 October 2020, 13:48 PM
IMD weather update:
Severe Weather Guidance for nowcast valid for day-1 (Graphical representation): pic.twitter.com/XAgMmp3LTx
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) October 15, 2020
15 October 2020, 12:19 PM
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.
15 October 2020, 12:19 PM
Pune and its neighbouring Solapur and Kolhapur districts experienced heavy rainfall on Wednesday, causing inundation in some low-lying areas.
15 October 2020, 11:19 AM
IMD update on rains in Mumbai:
Nowcast: As per latest satellite and radar observations, Mumbai city and suburbs are very likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and intense spell of rainfall (2-3 cm/hr) during next 3 -4 hrs. Possibility of occasional gusty winds reaching 30-40kmph.
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) October 15, 2020
15 October 2020, 11:14 AM
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.
15 October 2020, 11:11 AM
"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.
15 October 2020, 11:10 AM
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.
