The Meteorological Department of India (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Palghar and Thane until June 12. The southwest monsoon arrived in Mumbai and its areas neighboring on June 9, the IMD announced that heavy rains hit the city and suburbs since early in the morning.
According to the IMD alert, heavy rainfall is expected to very heavy in these regions.
In the next 24 hours, Mumbai will see moderate rains to strong in the city and suburbs with very heavy falls in isolated places. In the next 48 hours, you will see very heavy at extremely heavy falls in isolated places.
Mumbai City and the suburbs are very likely to experience a light than moderate rainfall with the possibility of casual intense spells during the next 3 to 4 hours.
– Meteorological Department of India (@indiametdept) June 9, 2021
Heavy rains whipped the city and suburbs from dawn on June 9, causing the water registration in many places and when interrupting local trains services.
“According to the latest satellite observations, the city of Mumbai and suburbs are very likely to experience moderately intense rain spells (2-3 cm / h) during the following 3-4 hrs. Possibility of thunder lightning in isolated places” , said the IMD Mumbai. Its forecast on June 9.
The city and its suburbs experienced thunderstorms along with moderately intense rain spells during the last 3 hours, he added.
According to the IMD, the Western suburb of Santacruz recorded the rain of 222.2 mm in 12 hours from 8:30 A.m. At 8:30 pm, while she was on the south of Mumbai, she recorded a rain of 51 mm during the same period.
