This document provides a summary of monsoon weather and flood conditions in Pakistan as of October 4, 2014. It reports on river levels and reservoir capacities across several river systems. Overall, river levels are reported to be below warning levels with no significant changes expected in the next 24 hours. Some losses and damages have occurred including over 350 deaths and hundreds of thousands of homes damaged. Relief efforts have provided tens of thousands of tents, blankets, and food packages to hundreds of thousands of affected people.
This document provides a summary of monsoon weather and flood conditions in Pakistan as of October 4, 2014. It reports on river levels and reservoir capacities across several river systems. Overall, river levels are reported to be below warning levels with no significant changes expected in the next 24 hours. Some losses and damages have occurred including over 350 deaths and hundreds of thousands of homes damaged. Relief efforts have provided tens of thousands of tents, blankets, and food packages to hundreds of thousands of affected people.
This document provides a summary of monsoon weather and flood conditions in Pakistan as of October 4, 2014. It reports on river levels and reservoir capacities across several river systems. Overall, river levels are reported to be below warning levels with no significant changes expected in the next 24 hours. Some losses and damages have occurred including over 350 deaths and hundreds of thousands of homes damaged. Relief efforts have provided tens of thousands of tents, blankets, and food packages to hundreds of thousands of affected people.
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY MONSOON WEATHER SITUATION REPORT 2014 DATED: 4 OCTOBER 2014
RIVERS RESERVOIRS (Reading 1020hrs) LOSSES / DAMAGES River / Structure Design Capacity (Cusecs) Actual Observations Forecast for Next 24hrs (Inflow) Forecasted Flood Level (Inflow) RESERVOIR MAX Conservation Level (Feet) Today (Feet) Details Attached at Annex A In Flow (thousand cusecs) Out Flow (thousand cusecs) Tarbela 1,550.00 1,544.25 Mangla 1,242.00 1,239.95 RIVER INDUS (Reading 1020hrs) RAINFALL (MM) PAST 24 HOURS Tarbela 1,500,000 60.0 73.3 55 60 Below Low Muzaffarabad 03 Kalabagh 950,000 111.0 102.5 No Significant Change -do- Chashma 950,000 106.0 99.9 -do- -do- Taunsa 1,000,000 90.5 67.1 -do- -do- Guddu 1,200,000 93.1 80.0 -do- -do- Sukkur 900,000 63.7 49.1 -do- -do- Kotri 850,000 25.7 .0 -do- -do- RIVER KABUL (Reading 1020hrs) METEOROLOGICAL FEATURES NOTES Nowshera - 15.3 15.3 No Significant Change Below Low A shallow trough of westerly wave lies over North of Iran. Seasonal Low lies over Northwest Balochistan.
RIVER JHELUM (Reading 1020hrs) Mangla 1,060,000 26.0 32.8 25 30 Below Low Rasul 850,000 27.0 5.3 No Significant Change -do- RIVER CHENAB (Reading 1020hrs) Marala 1,100,000 23.0 7.0 20 25 Below Low WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HOURS Khanki 800,000 9.4 1.1 No Significant Change -do- Mainly dry weather is expected over the most parts of the country, however Isolated thundershowers is expected over Kashmir. Qadirabad 807,000 22.0 0.0 -do- -do- Trimmu 645,000 26.6 10.8 -do- -do- Panjnad 700,000 26.8 11.4 -do- -do- RIVER RAVI (Reading 1020hrs) Jassar 275,000 2.9 2.9 No Significant Change Below Low Shahdara 250,000 4.4 4.4 -do- -do- Balloki 225,000 28.0 0.0 -do- -do- Sidhnai 150,000 14.5 0.0 -do- -do- RIVER SUTLEJ (Reading 1020hrs) G.S. Wala - 7.00 Feet only No Significant Change Below Low Sulemanki 325,000 11.4 0.6 -do- -do- Islam 300,000 0.8 0.0 -do- -do-
Sources: PMD & Flood Forecasting Division (Isolated 20% to 30% of area, Scattered 30% to 50% of area, Widespread 90% to 100% of area.)PMDRain scales are good for Islamabad. However, its accuracy for all areas depends on Soil, time / duration of rain falls and its geographical spread. Light Rain 5 mm, Moderate Rain 7 25 mm, Heavy Rain 25 75 mm, Very Heavy RainAbove 75 mm