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Heavy Rains expected today (TN Weatherman)
Posted on: 13/Aug/2018 5:23:50 PM
As expected Heavy Rains have lashed Cauvery Catchment in Kodagu & Chikmagalur in Karnataka, Wayand in Kerala, Idukki district, Valparai, Nilgiris and Kanyakumari, Today too the heavy rains will continue
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As expected the 5th spell of the monsoon yesterday with a bang and here are details of some of the rainfall. Today again heavy rains are expected in most of the places highlighted below.
Tamil Nadu
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Nilgiris
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Avalanche 158 mm, Upper Bhavani - 135 mm, Mukurthy - 110
Pykara - 100 mm and Glenmorgan - 80 mm. There is good chance for Bhavanisagar dam to overflow by next week after i cant recollect maybe 2005. It will be historic indeed.
Valparai and Pollachi belt
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What a year Pollachi is having it got 98 mm rainfall today. In last week spell, it got 97 mm rainfall. Its a year Pollachi people will never forget. In Valparai, Sholayar Dam got 93 mm while Chinnkallar - 90 mm and Periakallar (Valparai PTO) has got 76 mm.
Kanyakumari
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The wettest place in KK as usual remains to be Upper Kodayar which has got 92 mm rainfall today.
Karnataka
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Cauvery catchment
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KRS Dam Catchment (Kodagu) - Talacauvery - 135 mm, Madikeri - 127, Somawarpet - 110
Hemavathy Dam Catchment (Chikmagaluru) - Kottigehara - 120 mm
Harangi Dam Catchment (Kodagu) - Galibeedu - 170 mm, Madapura - 129 mm
Other heavy rains in Karnataka
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Kollur my favorite in Udupi records 253 mm. It got 201 mm yesterday. While Castle Rock another heavy weight in UK district records 203 mm. The king of South India in Shimoga, Hulikal got 195 mm, nearby Mastikatte got 200 mm while Yadur recorded 178 mm and crossed 6000 mm for the season. The Varahi dam in shimoga too got 208 mm rainfall.
Kerala
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Again Idukki district got heavy rains with Munnar recording 114 mm followed by Ponmudi recording 112 mm and Pambla Dam recording 100 mm.
In Kozhikode, Kuttiyadi on verge of crossing 6000 mm for the season has recorded 167 mm today.
In Pathanamthitta district the already full Kakki dam got 104 mm. So more water is expected in Pamba River.
Wayanad district too got good spells with Pookot recording 100 mm rainfall.
Today is just a start and rains are expected for 4 more days.
Queries on trip to Sabarimala
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Heavy rains are expected in next three-four days and the rains are reducing from 19th August. As you all know Pamba river is already in spate. I cannot forsee whether the next 4 days rains will generate any new floods or not, as in most cases runoff generates the day after rains stop. Hence, I can only say about the heavy rains there in next 4 days and for those who are planning to go. Kindly enquire the locals there before starting from here.
Himachal Pradesh
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Massive rains of the season lashed many parts of the state with Sujanpur Tira recording 307 and Arki 300 mm rainfall. Nearby state of Jammu & Kashmir too has got heavy rains with Jammu getting 128 mm.
Courtesy: Tamil Nadu Weatherman
