Early Morning Downpour Submerges Pattaya Streets

[snoop1130]

 

Torrential rainfall was observed throughout Pattaya City and its surrounding areas early this morning, October 25th, lasting for nearly an hour.

 

The onslaught of heavy rain occurred in line with the Thai Meteorological Department’s warning of increased rainfall and gusty winds across various regions of Thailand, including the northeastern, central, and upper southern regions, from October 24th to the 29th, 2023.

 

This is due to the weakening of a high-pressure system and a cool air mass over upper Thailand and the South China Sea, coupled with an approaching monsoon trough.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: The Pattaya News 2023-10-25

 

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[Sigmund]

Time to change plans and cancel tourism visits to Thailand in November due to the storm alerts.

[Crossy]

With all the millions billions that have been spent on "flood-prevention" one would imagine that Pattaya would be where Noah runs aground!

 

[scubascuba3]

I didn't see any forecast or alert specific to Pattaya, I did see something come through after though.

 

The storm was very powerful, my balcony chairs were flying about 

[champers]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

The storm was very powerful, my balcony chairs were flying about 

Cheap plastic tat like what England fans will be throwing around in Germany next Summer.

My hand-carved ebony furniture stayed put on my balcony. It is expertly crafted by a Cambodian carpenter moonlighting from his regular job at the Sanctuary of Truth. Job for life that.

[BenStark]

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

With all the millions billions that have been spent on "flood-prevention" one would imagine that Pattaya would be where Noah runs aground!

 

 

Did you have a look at the UK news the past few days,

 

I have seen far worse flooding there than in Pattaya

[Bobthegimp]

I was in a small bar on Buakhao and they had to drag a bunch of tables and chairs farther into the bar to avoid the wind driven rain.  I arrived as the first drop of rain fell. By the time the beer was in front of me the skies had opened up.  It's kind of cozy, like being snowed in, but without the cold and snow. 

[scubascuba3]

6 hours ago, champers said:

Cheap plastic tat like what England fans will be throwing around in Germany next Summer.

My hand-carved ebony furniture stayed put on my balcony. It is expertly crafted by a Cambodian carpenter moonlighting from his regular job at the Sanctuary of Truth. Job for life that.

Who wants that heavy rubbish furniture you can't move. My chairs are metal, good enough

[jacko45k]

23 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Who wants that heavy rubbish furniture you can't move. My chairs are metal, good enough

Yes I had a load of carved heavy wood stuff in the first place I rented.... looked good but not readily moved to clean under. I always recall the matching carved baby elephants , large for items of decoration, small if compared to real elephants, but they got the weight about right!

Just a light amount of rain at my place north of town.....

[scubascuba3]

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Yes I had a load of carved heavy wood stuff in the first place I rented.... looked good but not readily moved to clean under. I always recall the matching carved baby elephants , large for items of decoration, small if compared to real elephants, but they got the weight about right!

Just a light amount of rain at my place north of town.....

The heavy wood furniture is marginally better than the cement furniture, try and move it about without getting a hernia later

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, Sigmund said:

Time to change plans and cancel tourism visits to Thailand in November due to the storm alerts.

It's the only thing that keeps the dust down... welcome the rain.

[JimTripper]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

The heavy wood furniture is marginally better than the cement furniture, try and move it about without getting a hernia later

 

you're a man of many smells

[KhunBENQ]

11 hours ago, BenStark said:

 

Did you have a look at the UK news the past few days,

 

I have seen far worse flooding there than in Pattaya

And this event was far from floods in Pattaya in the past (I learnt my lesson in September 2011, almost ruined my new car).

 

Torrential rain for an hour and water running off in one to two hours.

Such can always appear and no way to avoid local flooding with this amount of downpour.

"Torrential" downpour: many living in dryer countries might not have experienced in lifetime or as a once in a year event.

Edited October 26, 2023 by KhunBENQ

[mikebell]

33 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

And this event was far from floods in Pattaya in the past (I learnt my lesson in September 2011, almost ruined my new car).

I used to get a new car every three years before the pound fell & the pension froze.  The salesmen were much amused by my measuring flood water clearance levels.

[Irish star]

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Yes I had a load of carved heavy wood stuff in the first place I rented.... looked good but not readily moved to clean under. I always recall the matching carved baby elephants , large for items of decoration, small if compared to real elephants, but they got the weight about right!

Just a light amount of rain at my place north of town.....

Nothing really  in Pratumak 

Edited October 26, 2023 by Irish star

[scubascuba3]

3 hours ago, JimTripper said:

 

you're a man of many smells

Another weird comment from you

[JimTripper]

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Another weird comment from you

why? the sewage backs up when it floods.

[scubascuba3]

10 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

why? the sewage backs up when it floods.

Irrelevant to my post though so yes it's another weird comment from you, look at the posts and reflect at your weirdness

[Burma Bill]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Torrential rainfall was observed throughout Pattaya City and its surrounding areas early this morning, October 25th, lasting for nearly an hour.

 

Well I never, no doubt Pattaya got a thorough clean out!

[bbko]

I don't know about the "brightside", but over here on the Darkside the thunder & lighting was intense for an hour or so.