PANAJI
The bout of heavy showers has clipped away the rainfall deficit even as the unusually heavy rains for this time of the year resulted in water logging and inconvenienced people across the state.
Among all the recording stations, Sankhali received the highest amount of rainfall at 12 cm over over 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on September 18. Sanguem received 9 cm while Valpoi and Pernem received 8 cm each while Mapusa, Panaji and Dabolim received 7 cm each.
The Meteorological Department has meanwhile downgraded its heavy weather warning from ‘extremely heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places' to ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places' for September 19 while for the subsequent two days the warning is further downgraded to ‘heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places.'
The seasonal rainfall deficit now stands at 492.8 mm significantly lower than the seasonal deficit recorded at 697.5 mm on August 22 this year.
Meanwhile, Drishti has reissued its warning against venturing into the sea during the current spell of wet weather and has also warned watersports operators against carrying out operations.
"The weather and sea conditions are expected to be rough and heavy showers are expected to continue for the next few days. Even wading into the sea can be risky," Drishti said in a statement.
The bout of heavy showers has clipped away the rainfall deficit even as the unusually heavy rains for this time of the year resulted in water logging and inconvenienced people across the state.
Among all the recording stations, Sankhali received the highest amount of rainfall at 12 cm over over 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on September 18. Sanguem received 9 cm while Valpoi and Pernem received 8 cm each while Mapusa, Panaji and Dabolim received 7 cm each.
The Meteorological Department has meanwhile downgraded its heavy weather warning from ‘extremely heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places' to ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places' for September 19 while for the subsequent two days the warning is further downgraded to ‘heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places.'
The seasonal rainfall deficit now stands at 492.8 mm significantly lower than the seasonal deficit recorded at 697.5 mm on August 22 this year.
Meanwhile, Drishti has reissued its warning against venturing into the sea during the current spell of wet weather and has also warned watersports operators against carrying out operations.
"The weather and sea conditions are expected to be rough and heavy showers are expected to continue for the next few days. Even wading into the sea can be risky," Drishti said in a statement.
