Rimmer Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Pattaya flooded as major storm front hits the city PATTAYA:--Storms from inland hit the city this afternoon at around 3.30 and doused the city from the east to the ocean bringing traffic to a halt and causing citywide chaos. As the rainy, monsoon, season approaches its traditional end, so the heavens opened up over the city and caused major flooding. The Sukhumvit and east side were the first to be hit as the main roads crossin g the railway lines became gushing rivers. The sukhumvit quickly joined and traffic was ground to a halt. Main city arteries first froze as traffic couldn’t leave them and then too flooded, with motorbikes and cars drenched and with no where to go. Homes and business flooded extensively and reports from the inner main roads down to the beach indicate that the water there too hit record high levels for the year Read more: http://www.pattaya10.../#ixzz2CCJtKQNI --Pattaya 103 FM 2012-11-14 [newsfooter][/newsfooter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It doesnt seem to mater how much or how little it rains, it still floods every where. Soi Siam is always flooded, even in a heavy fog! Its getting more and more built up, so that means there is no where for the water to go, except down the road, same as all the roads. Some of the new estates, in back of the new shop houses, are always filled with water, so dont know what will happen when the houses are finished, maybe they will just be sold in the dry season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiantravel Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 When does the dry season start? Just looking at the weather forecast for the next few days on this forum and there's rain predicted every day with heavy rain predicted on Saturday and Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It was just an isolated outburst. This time it happened over Pattaya, but not everywhere. The weather station in Pattaya recorded only 0.5 mm of rain. http://tmd.go.th/en/province.php?StationNumber=48461 This November is unusual for the amount of rainfall in the Center, North and East of Thailand. The weather is very hot and humid. It reminds me of November, 2005. It was similar to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPuddingBertha Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 No rain in Jomtien today that I noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDee Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 it was, indeed, an iscolated storm, as it went over the mountains at the back of my house we got it twice here and the sky was as black as the ace of spades. watching it go down over the city it was guaranteed that wherever it hit was going to get flooded. Soi Siam CC Road, previously a lane, is so overbuilt it is destined to be a flood zone forever, like NPW and the others, they all run down from the hillside and the water has no where to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pormax Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It was just an isolated outburst. This time it happened over Pattaya, but not everywhere. The weather station in Pattaya recorded only 0.5 mm of rain. http://tmd.go.th/en/province.php?StationNumber=48461 This November is unusual for the amount of rainfall in the Center, North and East of Thailand. The weather is very hot and humid. It reminds me of November, 2005. It was similar to this one. I try and follow the Thai weather forcasts on at least 3 websites for my area in Buriram. They never seem to get it right. The North East area (or at least a lot of areas) got very little rain this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscsamui Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Soi LK Metro and Buakua only got very little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiawatcher Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Pattaya is generally dry for the majority of the year, I just hope the rain fell where the water could be stored and used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 In twelve years in Thailand I have never ever seen so much rain fall so heavily for so long as yesterday as it did in Ban Ampur, the roads around Phoenix golf course were flooded the low lying ones were impassible, my three meter deep pond in the garden took over the entire garden to a depth of three inches, and the swimming pool became an infinity edge pool. Thunder and lightning right over head. All this and my wife was stuck in Ban Ampur for one hour, and this in an SUV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avidflyer Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 In Pattayatai on 11 Sept., 2011, I measured 10.2 inches (26 cm) of rain in about 12 hours. Low areas flooded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julemanden Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 In twelve years in Thailand I have never ever seen so much rain fall so heavily for so long as yesterday as it did in Ban Ampur, the roads around Phoenix golf course were flooded the low lying ones were impassible, my three meter deep pond in the garden took over the entire garden to a depth of three inches, and the swimming pool became an infinity edge pool. Thunder and lightning right over head. All this and my wife was stuck in Ban Ampur for one hour, and this in an SUV Happy fish then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I think you'll find that Sukhumvit highway and east of it is not under the control of Pattaya City hall. I live in South Pattaya, which is, and there was no flooding anywhere near my house. All the new road surfaces and drains seem to be handling the downpours well. What people call East Pattaya isn't really. It is East of Pattaya. What its true name is I don't know but it has little to do with Pattaya which only has a North, Central and South. We don't call Jomtien "South South Pattaya", we don't call Koh Larn "West Pattaya", because they aren't. Neither is the land east of Sukhumvit "East Pattaya". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) I think you'll find that Sukhumvit highway and east of it is not under the control of Pattaya City hall. I live in South Pattaya, which is, and there was no flooding anywhere near my house. All the new road surfaces and drains seem to be handling the downpours well. What people call East Pattaya isn't really. It is East of Pattaya. What its true name is I don't know but it has little to do with Pattaya which only has a North, Central and South. We don't call Jomtien "South South Pattaya", we don't call Koh Larn "West Pattaya", because they aren't. Neither is the land east of Sukhumvit "East Pattaya". To the East, Pattaya City boundary is about a kilometer inland from Sukhumvit Road. What is commonly called the Dark Side or East Pattaya mainly comprises Nong Prue. map at http://maps.google.c...Q&ved=0CIwBELYD Edited November 16, 2012 by simple1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGolf Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) More heavy rain flooded Sukhamvit today - almost had to get out and walk! Edited November 18, 2012 by bazmlb image resized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Yikes. And I thought I was going shopping today, maybe not .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 but why would someone try to drive through that? The motocy's air intake is already under water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pormax Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Yikes. And I thought I was going shopping today, maybe not .... A good reason I think to save money. Pity it wasn't where I am,had to go shopping at Bic C, would have saved 7,000B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Well I don't go shopping out of boredom. I need some stuff :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 has the water drained away or is it still flooded ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDee Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 The water actually cleared very quickly from the main roads but the city was total gridllock all afternoon, sois in ebtween the main sois remained flooded, some above waist height. at 7 this evening the city was still totallt congested but the sukhumvit was clear of water in most areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 what about Klang beowkow and 2nd road area - is it still flooded there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDee Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 More heavy rain flooded Sukhamvit today - almost had to get out and walk! thats a brilliant pci BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDee Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 what about Klang beowkow and 2nd road area - is it still flooded there ? some would say it didnt even rain but according to our sources, the roads between 3rd and Bukau are still, mostly , unpassable as are many leading to 2nd rd. klang is fine but totally gridlocked until at least 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 More on today flood HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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