Despite forecasts, Ahmedabad witnessed heavy rain from early morning on August 25, while the Meteorological Department issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, and Aravalli districts. An orange alert has also been issued across 21 districts till 10 am, with a yellow alert for the remaining areas.
Districts under Orange Alert (Aug 25): Kutch, Surendranagar, Patan, Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, Panchmahal, Bharuch, Dahod, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Dang, Valsad, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Daman.
Forecast (Aug 26–27): Heavy to very heavy rains with thunder and lightning are likely in more than 20 districts, including Sabarkantha, Patan, Mehsana, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Bharuch, Botad, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Tapi, Dang, and Vadodara.
Forecast (Aug 28–30): Rainfall is expected in Kutch, Morbi, Surendranagar, Patan, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Dahod, Chhota Udepur, and Narmada districts.
Monsoon Progress: Gujarat has already received 80% of its seasonal rainfall with an average of 27.50 inches so far. Over 40 inches of rain has been recorded in 37 talukas. Reservoir levels are rising, with water storage in 207 reservoirs at 78.82% capacity. Of these, 59 are overflowing and 78 are under high alert.