Noul to bring flooding threat to India
By
Adam Douty, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Sep 17, 2020 2:37 PM EDT
After crossing Indochina this past weekend, Former Tropical Storm Noul is expected to bring bouts of heavy rain to northeastern India and Bangladesh through early week.
Noul made landfall in central Vietnam as a tropical storm on Friday which has led to at least one death.
Although no longer a tropical storm when impacting India, Noul will continue to bring bouts of heavy rain to northeastern India and Bangladesh into at least Tuesday.
This satellite loop shows Noul strengthening across the South China Sea on Thursday evening, local time, before landfall in central Vietnam. (RAMMB/CIRA)
Noul lost its classification of tropical storm as it tracked across the mountainous terrain of Vietnam and Laos, but AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist and Lead International Forecaster Jason Nicholls warns that the system can still bring heavy rainfall as a well-marked low while it moves into India.
Nicholls states, “The most likely areas to get heavy rainfall will be in Odisha and West Bengal through Tuesday."
He adds, "Rain, some heavy, can reach as far west as Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh late Tuesday into Thursday.”
These areas can receive 50-100 mm (2-4 inches) of rain which may lead to areas of flooding. However, an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ rainfall of 200 mm (8 inches) can occur where the heaviest rain persists.
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This rainfall can produce localized flooding, as well as travel delays.
Heavy rainfall already caused issues for travelers in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, where a bus carrying military personnel was swept into a river Monday, local time. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.
According to the India Meteorological Department, portions of northeastern India have had below-normal rainfall so far this monsoon. As a result, this rain can help to reduce any deficits.
Because of the loss of wind intensity as Noul moves across Indochina, damaging wind gusts are not expected to accompany the storm.
Areas of heavy rain will also fall across western India from western Maharashtra to Kerala. Similar to in northeastern India, widespread rainfall of 50-100 mm (2-4 inches) can be expected early next week. Persistent downpours can lead to an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ rainfall of 250 mm (10 inches) which may lead to flooding.
The monsoon season has already brought above-normal rainfall to most of western India, according to India’s Meteorological Department. The expected rainfall will continue to add to the surplus.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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Noul to bring flooding threat to India
By Adam Douty, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published Sep 17, 2020 2:37 PM EDT
After crossing Indochina this past weekend, Former Tropical Storm Noul is expected to bring bouts of heavy rain to northeastern India and Bangladesh through early week.
Noul made landfall in central Vietnam as a tropical storm on Friday which has led to at least one death.
Although no longer a tropical storm when impacting India, Noul will continue to bring bouts of heavy rain to northeastern India and Bangladesh into at least Tuesday.
This satellite loop shows Noul strengthening across the South China Sea on Thursday evening, local time, before landfall in central Vietnam. (RAMMB/CIRA)
Noul lost its classification of tropical storm as it tracked across the mountainous terrain of Vietnam and Laos, but AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist and Lead International Forecaster Jason Nicholls warns that the system can still bring heavy rainfall as a well-marked low while it moves into India.
Nicholls states, “The most likely areas to get heavy rainfall will be in Odisha and West Bengal through Tuesday."
He adds, "Rain, some heavy, can reach as far west as Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh late Tuesday into Thursday.”
These areas can receive 50-100 mm (2-4 inches) of rain which may lead to areas of flooding. However, an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ rainfall of 200 mm (8 inches) can occur where the heaviest rain persists.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP
This rainfall can produce localized flooding, as well as travel delays.
Heavy rainfall already caused issues for travelers in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, where a bus carrying military personnel was swept into a river Monday, local time. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.
According to the India Meteorological Department, portions of northeastern India have had below-normal rainfall so far this monsoon. As a result, this rain can help to reduce any deficits.
Because of the loss of wind intensity as Noul moves across Indochina, damaging wind gusts are not expected to accompany the storm.
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Areas of heavy rain will also fall across western India from western Maharashtra to Kerala. Similar to in northeastern India, widespread rainfall of 50-100 mm (2-4 inches) can be expected early next week. Persistent downpours can lead to an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ rainfall of 250 mm (10 inches) which may lead to flooding.
The monsoon season has already brought above-normal rainfall to most of western India, according to India’s Meteorological Department. The expected rainfall will continue to add to the surplus.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
Report a Typo