Mumbai hit by heavy rains as IMD issue alert for city, predicts more showers

Mumbai on Tuesday witnessed heavy rains as Indian Meteorological Department IMD has issued a yellow alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR between May 20 and 24 predicting more showersSeveral parts of Western Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall within just one hour between 8 pm and 9 pm on Tuesday evening with the Eksar Municipal School area recording the highest rainfall at 61 mm the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC saidFollowing heavy rains in the city traffic movements were affected at the Andheri subway in western suburbs of the city for a brief period due to waterloggingThe Andheri subway was closed to vehicular traffic on Tuesday after heavy waterlogging disrupted movement in the areaVia ranjeetnature Video credits AndheriLOCA Mumbai AndheriSubway MumbaiRains pictwittercomu8vzJhlkBBmdash Mid Day mid_day May 20 2025The Mumbai traffic police advised motorists to use an alternate route MTPTrafficUpdatemdash Mumbai Traffic Police MTPHereToHelp May 20 2025According to the Mumbai civic bodys data high rainfall readings were recorded in the western suburbs of the city which included the followingAnand Nagar Muni School ndash 53 mmCharkop Muni School Sec1 ndash 49 mmMalwani Fire Station ndash 47 mmJuhu Dispensary ndash 45 mmRN Ward ndash 42 mmVersova WWTF amp Lagoon ndash 40 mmKandivali Fire Station ndash 39 mmRC Ward amp Kandivali Workshop ndash 37 mm eachMalad Depot ndash 30 mmGoregaon ndash 24 mmAarey Colony Goregaon ndash 22 mmVersova Pumping Station ndash 21 mmWATCH Maharashtra Mumbai city received heavy rainfall this evening Visuals from Lower Parel area pictwittercomC5T0g0CV74mdash ANI ANI May 20 2025The BMC data stated that the eastern suburbs of Mumbai received light rain with the highest reading at Veena Nagar Municipal School Mulund ndash 16 mm Other areas reportedBhandup Complex amp Guru Govind Marg Mulund ndash 13 mmMulund Check Naka ndash 12 mmMulund Fire Station ndash 11 mmT Ward amp surrounding Mulund area ndash 10 mmThe civic bodys data further stated that the city region experienced only light rain during this periodMeanwhile heavy rains also lashed parts of Thane on Tuesday evening according to the Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC of the Thane Municipal Corporation TMCIt said that from 0830 hrs to 2030 hrs no measurable rainfall was recorded However a sudden downpour brought 3220 mm of rain between 2030 hrs and 2130 hrs followed by a slight drizzle of 060 mm in the next hourAs per RDMCTMC the total rainfall for the day stands at 3280 mmEarlier in the day the weather department had also issued a yellow alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR between May 20 and 24In its weather forecast the IMD had stated that MMR is likely to experience thunderstorms followed by lightning and moderate rainfall along with gusty winds at a speed of 40 to 50 kmhr in isolated regionsApart from Mumbai the IMD on Tuesday issued an orange alert for Pune Satara Sangli and several other parts of Maharashtra predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall thunderstorm and lightning on May 20In its weather bulletin the IMD said that heavy to very heavy rainfall thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds 5060 kmph at isolated places were very likely on Tuesday in parts of MaharashtraatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params