Meteorological Dept Says Abundant Rainfall Nationwide

[Jai Dee]

Meteorological Dept says abundant rainfall nationwide

The Meteorological Department of Thailand says a low pressure trough lies across the upper South, lower Central and East and an active southwest monsoon prevails over the Andaman Sea, southern Thailand and the Gulf.

Abundant rainfall is expected over Thailand while heavy rain in some places, especially in the western of the North, Central, East and South or the windward side of monsoon.

People in the risky and lowland areas should beware of flash flood and all ships in the Gulf and the Andaman Sea should proceed with caution and small boats in the Andaman Sea should keep ashore.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 12 May 2007

[astral]

I hope this will help fill the reservoirs and that people will not be hurt in floods or land slides.

[kalaminsa]

Looks like it might rain ..

[leisurely]

But when will it end ? My garden is a paddy at the moment. This is abnormal weather.

[rychrde]

the thing that seems to worry the villagers around here is not so much the rain, which is welcomed, but the lightning. In 2 years have had one woman fried and one house burnt down by lightning.

the path of least resistance!

rych

[Thaddeus]

But when will it end ? My garden is a paddy at the moment. This is abnormal weather.

Likewise, I have no intention of building a swimming pool but I think I am getting one. This has to be the wettest May on record already.

Can't complain though as it keeps the temperature down, but it could be dangerous for some so I am sparring a thought for them.

[gbt71fa]

I am up in Phitsanuloke and our mudholes are now turning into mud ponds...but I will take that over the heat any day.

[BigSnake]

Yeah, we could use lots of rain, just not to much at one time, no floods, I hope. "LET IT RAIN"

[plachon]

Wish some of that rain would head over the upper Northeast. One of the driest early "rainy" season's on record here so far. Looking bloody dry in most streams and lakes on the road from Udon to Sakhon Nakhon this week, so send some of your fon tok this way please!

[KireB]

Abnormal weather this year.

We had a very cool winter (lovely) and too much rainfall now.

The rainy season hasn't even started yet!

El Nino?

[Tony Clifton]

###### frogs! I can hear the tv!

I actually don`t mind this weather. Unusually cooler and longer winter this year and early rains as well.

I stop everything (well...almost ) to watch thunderstorms, amazing.

[jayjayjayjay]

But when will it end ? My garden is a paddy at the moment. This is abnormal weather.

You live in Bangna, you should have learnt to plant rice a long time ago!

[jayjayjayjay]

Abnormal weather this year.

We had a very cool winter (lovely) and too much rainfall now.

The rainy season hasn't even started yet!

El Nino?

El Nino---- La Nino(go to the farming sections!!) Careful, you might start Maizefarmer on this one again!!

[bdenner]

How timely:- The truck has just left after filling our empty rain water tanks.

[Samuian]

Better an "unusual" wet May, then an unusual drought all over Thailand!

Better full Reservoirs then dried up ones...and then "if it's rainin' it's rainin'..."

Here on Samui it rains a lot too, but usually during afternoon or evening.

Today, cloudy but fine, not too hot and the dust has settled.

[Jai Dee]

The "abundant rainfall" situation has been upgraded to a full cyclonic heavy rain alert.

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