Bangalore faces the wrath of Vardah, new rainfall records made
From 10:30 pm last night Bangalore has been witnessing continuous downpour and even right now few areas of the city is witnessing good rainfall with most areas witnessing drizzle.
As per Skymet Weather, these showers are expected to continue till afternoon. Thereafter the intensity of rainfall will decrease gradually and after 24 hours dry weather is most likely to persist.
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Such heavy rains in Bangalore are very unlike for the month of December and have broken many records. The monthly average rainfall for the city is 15.7 mm but in one day, quadruple rainfall has been recorded with 60.8 mm of rains in the city.
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The all-time rainfall record in the span of 24 hours is 68mm and that happened way back in December 15, 1969.
In the last 10 years the maximum rainfall recorded in the city was 23.8 mm rainfall was recorded on December 5, 2012. Normally during month of December very less rainfall occurs which is evident by the record. Bangalore Airport has witnessed 69 mm of rain during the last 24 hours.
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Bangalore faces the wrath of Vardah, continuous downpour overnight
After wrecking Chennai it was now time for Cyclone Vardah to head towards the silicon valley of India. Since last night, Bangalore has been continuously witnessing light to moderate rains with few areas witnessing some heavy spells in between.
Cyclone Vardah made landfall near Chennai and claimed 4 lives in its path; 2 people from Chennai and 1 each from Kanchipuram and Nagapattinam. So far the damage to property from the cyclone has not been determined but the visuals from various channels of social media have a gruesome tale to tell.
#chennairains #chennaicyclone #Vardah #staysafechennai #staystrong pic.twitter.com/1EpJDOSifl
— Neeraj Yadav (@armybuoy) December 12, 2016
Amazon Office Chennai !!!! Stay safe Friends !!!#CycloneVardah #Chennai #chennairains #Vardah #staysafechennai pic.twitter.com/PfTcvGXAGt — Harshavardhan (@Harsha_JTCBE) December 12, 2016
Scariest visuals from Chennai....pic.twitter.com/b71qEOnXQM — Aravind (@aravindbob) December 12, 2016
#WATCH: Heavy rainfall and storm lashes Chennai city as #CycloneVardah makes a landfall; trees uprooted, vehicles damaged in many parts pic.twitter.com/3wQ62KkVfs — ANI (@ANI_news) December 12, 2016
Showers over Bangalore are expected to continue for next 2 days as Cyclone Vardah passes over the region and weakens gradually. The weather system has weakened significantly as it moves inwards.
Continuous rain can be expected over the city for next 24 hours as well. Few heavy showers can also be expected over the city. Along with Bangalore many areas of south interior Karnataka will witness similar rainfall conditions. After 2 days this rainfall will move past and dry weather will persist. Related Post: 10 Latest developments on Bangalore Rains
Non stop rain all night and continues in south Bangalore #cyclonevardah #bangalore pic.twitter.com/eFF9viCgEJ — Bhaskar Madapura (@reachmnb) December 13, 2016
The rains are flooding Bangalore too. I can only imagine what it's like in Chennai. #CycloneVardah — Leg Spinner (@Freakonomicss) December 13, 2016
Bangalore right now --not sure if its the road or the Indian ocean #bangalorerain pic.twitter.com/CVv5ZoTQXx — varunananda.r (@VarunanandaR) December 13, 2016
It's breathing down #Bangalore's neck. pic.twitter.com/baqqnt5toE — Aiyyo Shraddha (@AiyyoShraddha) December 13, 2016
Bangalore is Drenched in heavy Rain#Vardahcyclone — MuraliShastry (@muralishastry) December 13, 2016
Another weather system is expected to show up around December 18-19, we have to wait and see how that weather system plays along.
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Bangalore generally witnesses dry weather conditions during the month of December, to such an extent that the city records just 15.7 mm of rainfall the entire month.
Though light rain has occurred over the city during the initial days of December, but since then the city continued to remain dry. However, now the cyclonic storm Vardah is likely to pour some good rains over the city so much so that it can surpass its monthly rains.
The cyclonic storm Vardah is heading towards north Tamil Nadu and adjoining south coastal Andhra Pradesh. The system is presently seen lying 520 km ESE of Nellore, 490 km ESE of Machilipatnam and 480 km ENE of Chennai. It is expected to make a landfall close to Chennai by December 12 noon as a cyclonic storm and thereafter will weaken gradually.
In wake of this, we can expect light to moderate rains to begin over many parts of the city by the evening of December 12. It is very likely that the city may be able to surpass its monthly rains during the upcoming rainy spell.
The intensity of rains will further increase by December 13. In fact, some areas may also receive short spells of heavy rains. These rains will also result in marginal drop in the temperatures.
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