Several districts in Saurashtra and South Gujarat — including Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, and Morbi — experienced heavy rainfall on Thursday.
According to a media report, out of 170 affected talukas, Maliya Hatina in Junagadh recorded the highest rainfall at 135 mm till 8 pm, followed by Mahuva in Surat (121 mm), Visavadar in Junagadh (118 mm), Khergam in Navsari (108 mm), Talala and Chikhli (102 mm each), Bardoli (88 mm), Ranavav (82 mm), and Kalyanpur and Kamrej (81 mm each).
Due to a trough stretching from the northeast Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal across south Gujarat and central India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for some districts till July 2.
A yellow alert for heavy rain remains in effect statewide until July 2. Light thunderstorms, lightning, and winds of 30–40 kmph along with moderate rain are forecast across Gujarat until June 30.
For Friday, heavy to very heavy rain is expected in Banaskantha, Patan, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Navsari, Valsad, Rajkot, Junagadh, and Kutch.
On Saturday, very heavy rain alerts have been issued for Banaskantha, Patan, Jamnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, and Kutch.
Similar alerts follow for:
June 29–30: Navsari and Valsad
July 1: Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, and Dahod
July 2: Mahisagar and Chhota Udepur