Monsoon officially arrives in South Gujarat, 3.5 inches of rain in Umarpada and 3 inches in Ahwa Monsoon officially arrives in South Gujarat, 3.5 inches of rain in Umarpada and 3 inches in Ahwa The monsoon that people, including farmers, were eagerly waiting for in South Gujarat has officially arrived. With the rumble of clouds and the crackle of lightning, up to 3.5 inches of rain fell, bringing coolness to the atmosphere. The highest rainfall was recorded in Umarpada in Surat district, 3.50 inches in just 4 hours, and 3 inches in Dang Ahwa. People get relief from the storm with thunder and lightning The Meteorological Department had predicted that there will be heavy rain from June 14th and 15th. Amidst this forecast, on Sunday (June 15th) afternoon, heavy rain began in Surat city and district with thunder and lightning. In the 4 hours from 2 pm to 6 pm, 3.50 inches of rain fell in Umarpada, 1.75 inches in Kamrej, 1.50 inches in Mangrol and 1 inch in Surat city, including Meghraja. Due to the rain, people who had been suffering from unbearable heat and humidity for the last few days were happy as the atmosphere cooled down. In Dang district, there was a flood of water due to rain accompanied by lightning on Saturday (June 14th) night and Sunday (June 15th) afternoon. 3 inches of rain fell in Ahva, 2 inches in Subir, 1.8 inches in Saputara and 1.5 inches in Waghai. Also read: Lightning kills 13 in UP, 9 in Maharashtra, schools closed in Kerala Farmers suffer losses as monsoon begins! In Navsari district, 1.2 inches of rain was recorded in Khergam, 0.5 inches in Gandevi, Chikhli and only 8 mm in Jalalpore in the last 22 hours. After the recent delay in harvesting of summer paddy due to unseasonal rains, now the onset of monsoon has damaged summer paddy and puretia. On Sunday (June 15), an average of half an inch of rain fell in Valsad district in 10 hours from 6 am to 4 pm. In which 2.5 inches of rain fell in just four hours from 12 noon to 4 pm in Umargam, causing waterlogging at many places. Tapi district received rain with thunder and lightning on Saturday (June 14) evening. Songadh received 1 inch of rain in 2 hours from 12 midnight to 2 am. Heavy to very heavy rain forecast for 6 days According to the weather department’s forecast, an orange alert has been issued in the state today regarding heavy to very heavy rain with thunder and lightning in Amreli, Bhavnagar, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad districts. While a yellow alert has been issued in scattered places of Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Morbi, Rajkot, Botad, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Anand, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur and Narmada districts due to heavy rain. Forecast for June 17th The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in Bhavnagar on June 17th and a yellow alert in Kutch, Morbi, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Amreli, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Dang, Valsad districts due to heavy rain. Forecast for June 18th and 19th A yellow alert has been issued in the state on June 18th in Kutch, Jamnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Dang, Valsad districts and on June 19th in Bharuch, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar districts due to heavy rain with thunder and lightning. While there is a warning of heavy rain in Navsari and Valsad districts on June 20th and 21st.
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