Strong winds followed by rain in Ahmedabad; IMD forecasts heavy rain

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad: The strong winds and dark clouds enveloped the city of Ahmedabad this afternoon, followed by heavy rainfall in parts of the city.

After 11 am, the city started witnessing strong winds, and rainfall occurred around 12:30 in several parts.

The city witnessed a sudden change in weather, with varying intensities of rain across different areas. The western part of the city was shrouded in dark clouds as heavy rains accompanied by strong winds lashed Chandkheda, New Ranip, and Jagatpur. Naroda, Sardar Nagar, Kotarpur Airport, and Indira Bridge also reported significant rainfall, while areas like Wadaj, Usmanpura, and the Subhash Bridge are also experiencing downpours.

In another update, “Flight UK574 from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad (BLR-AMD) has been diverted to Udaipur (UDR) due to bad weather at Ahmedabad airport and is expected to arrive in Udaipur at 13:30 hours. Please stay tuned for further updates,” said Vistara Airlines.

As per data from the city civic body, the North Zone, comprising areas such as Memco, Naroda, and Kotarpur, received the highest rainfall between 6 am and 1 pm today. Memco areas in the city got the highest rain with 1.9 inches of downpour. The Mithakhali underbridge was closed for traffic at 11:30 am due to waterlogging.

AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAIN CONTROL ROOM – 2024 RAINFALL DATA Date:- 15-07-2024 Zone Location Total Rainfall till today

6 am Last 24 Hours Rainfall 1st Shift Today’s 6:00 AM to 1:00

PM Season Total Rainfall 6:00 AM

to 7:00 AM 7:00 AM to

8:00 AM 8:00 AM

to 9:00 AM 9:00 AM to

10:00 AM 10:00 AM

to 11:00 AM 11:00 AM

to 12:00 PM 12:00 PM

to 1:00 PM East Chakudiya 259.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.50 24.50 283.50 Odhav 285.50 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.00 36.00 321.50 Viratnagar 278.50 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 6.00 284.50 Nikol 171.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.00 28.00 199.00 Ramol 198.50 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 6.00 204.50 Kathwada 125.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.00 27.00 152.50 Average 219.67 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 21.25 21.25 240.92 West Tagore Control 165.50 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 15.00 180.50 Usmanpura 238.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.50 22.50 260.50 Chandkheda 222.50 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 31.50 31.50 254.00 Vasana Barrage 108.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 7.00 115.95 Ranip 164.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.00 22.00 186.50 Average 179.89 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.60 19.60 199.49 North West Bodakdev 194.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.00 11.50 206.00 Science City 250.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 8.00 258.00 Gota 249.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 8.00 257.00 Chandlodiya 143.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 12.00 155.50 Average 209.35 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.75 9.88 219.23 South West Sarkhej 249.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 249.40 Jodhpur 226.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 226.00 Jodhpur Zonal 262.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 262.50 Bopal 231.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 231.00 Maktampura 126.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 126.00 Average 218.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 218.98 Central Muni. Corp. 166.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.00 18.00 184.50 Dudheshwar 179.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.00 33.50 213.00 Average 173.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.50 25.75 198.75 North Memko 287.90 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 49.00 49.00 336.90 Naroda 403.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 45.00 448.60 Kotarpur 140.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.00 36.00 176.00 Average 277.21 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 43.33 43.33 320.54 South Maninagar 253.50 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.00 24.00 277.50 Vatva 150.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.20 3.20 153.20 Average 201.75 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.60 13.60 215.35 City Average 211.38 0.29 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.00 19.06 230.44 SEASON TOTAL RAINFALL 230.44 (mm) 9.08 (inch) Level (ft) Level (mtr) Inflow (In CUSEC) Outflow (In CUSEC) Gate Position NMC Sant Sarovar Canal River All gates are closed 135.00 41.159 860 0 955 0 Underpass Status All Underpass are Open for Traffic

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the city, warning of heavy rain for the next five days. The IMD bulletin also forecasts surface winds exceeding 30 kmph over the next four days from July 15th to July 18th.