Heavy Rain Batters Mumbai, Waterlogging In Several Area. IMD Issues Orange Alert

A sudden short spell of thundershowers along with isolated heavy rainfall was reported in Mumbai and neighboring Thane on Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall was reported in Mumbai on Wednesday. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: A sudden short spell of thundershowers along with isolated heavy rainfall was reported in Mumbai and Thane on Wednesday,  inundating low-lying areas and disrupting vehicular traffic in the city and its suburbs.

People took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to share videos of heavy rains that lashed Mumbai city. Sharing a video of rainfall, a social media user wrote, "Massive rainfall in #Thane #MumbaiRains."

Massive rainfall in #Thane #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/rJyq4NW12Z

— dipesh (@dipeshan88) September 27, 2023

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its weather forecast issued ‘Orange’ and 'Yellow' alerts for heavy to very heavy rainfall in the many districts of Maharashtra including Thane, Mumbai, Pune, Palghar, and Kolhapur.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in its daily weather update had mentioned that Mumbai and its suburbs can expect moderate rain/thundershowers towards the evening/night on Wednesday, September 27.

🗓️ २७ सप्टेंबर २०२३

⛈️☔ मुंबई शहर व उपनगरात आकाश सामान्यत: ढगाळ राहून मध्यम स्वरुपाचा किंवा मेघगर्जनेसह सांयकाळी/रात्री पाऊस पडण्याची शक्यता आहे.
🌊भरती -
🌝 सकाळी - १०:१९ वाजता - ४.२९ मीटर

ओहोटी -
🌝 सायंकाळी - ०४:२७ वाजता - १.२० मीटर

🌊भरती -
🌚 रात्री - १०:३७ वाजता…

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 27, 2023

Another video shared on X showed low-lying areas of KDKC, Bhiwandi, Thane and Mulund inundated. The video was captioned, "Severe Thunderstorm Inundated Many low lying areas of KDKC, Bhiwandi, Thane & Mulund with 50 mm per hour rains. Flash flood scenes from Mulund LBS Road."

Severe Thunderstorm Inundated Many low lying areas of KDKC,Bhiwandi,Thane & Mulund with 50 mm per hour rains. Flash flood scenes from Mulund LBS Road- #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/enNf6Xo4jo

— Mumbai Nowcast (@MumbaiNowcast) September 27, 2023

In its bulletin, the IMD said that in West India, the weather forecast indicates light to moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall, along with thunderstorms and lightning. There are isolated expectations of heavy rainfall over Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra till Friday.