22nd July

The sudden burst of rains  (Not predicated by Vagaries) was due to an abnormal formation of an Upper Air Vortex. 

This can form in a trough, in this case the West coast trough. 

But this does not weaken the trough ,as the west coast got its normal rainfall. In fact the trough will now gain strength.

Vortex enhanced the Rainfall in Mumbai, particularly in North Mumbai as the vortex was Localised to a restricted area.

( Picture below is a reprehensive picture of the Massive 2005 rainfall which was on a scale 9x bigger)

Rainfall yesterday at Scruz was 115 mms and today 107 mms..

Colaba saw 8 mms and 40 mms respectively.

Today Alibag got 90 mms, Panji 73 mms, Harnai 60 mms and Ratnagiri 39 mms.