Thai Meteorological Dept warns of heavy rains in the next 1-2 days

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Meteorological Department warns of heavy rains in the next 1-2 days

BANGKOK, 14 July 2014 (NNT) - The Meteorological Department has forecasted that heavy rains are set to strike across Thailand in the next 1-2 days. Meanwhile, in Nakhon Phanom Province, locals are facing trouble in their travelling after flash floods have destroyed a bridge in their locality.

Flash floods have eroded the footing of a bridge over a creek in Si Songkhram District, Nakhon Phanom province. The concrete bridge measures 50 meters long and around 8 meters wide. The flood waters have softened the soil surface near the bridge’s pillars, making it on the brink of collapse.

Locals have placed several sandbags around the area to obstruct the flow of water and to save the bridge. The road leading to the bridge is set to be closed temporarily if rains and strong currents continue, to reduce the likelihood of accidents.

In Satun province, strong waves have prevented locals from going into the sea. Fishermen are only able to set sail along the seashore using small boats to catch fish.

The Meteorological Department also reported that the southwestern monsoon covering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand coupled with a low pressure cell covering northern region of Vietnam are set to cause heavy rains across the country.

Waves in the Andaman Sea are expected to reach 2 meters high. Fishermen and boat operators are advised to take caution before setting sail.

-- NNT 2014-07-14

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

Does Thailand have anyway of properly redirecting this water to the dams that they say are critically low or does all this rain that Thailand gets just go to waste?

[Minnehaha]

Or even more interesting might be a detailed, reliable forecast for a specific area... like say... Bangkok where about 12 million people live. Seriously... it seems even a huge Typhoon forecast is only as specific as "set to hit over the next 2 days". I realize this announcement was for the nation in general. But a look to the BMA page offers little different news than has been up for past month. "60% vs. 40% coverage" What does that mean?

[BSJ]

Does Thailand have anyway of properly redirecting this water to the dams that they say are critically low or does all this rain that Thailand gets just go to waste?

Up here in Phitsanulok the rain is filling the paddie fields. Yesterday we had just enough moisture in the soil to keep the paddie alive. With last nights rain and the rain now there willl be 10's of thousands of hectare of paddie fields with good crops in to be harvested in several weeks.

But that doesn't help fill the dams!

[prakhonchai nick]

Heavy rain now in Buriram -just as most afternoons for the past week!

[Eddy B]

Not really surprising really! The water is wasted during Songkran festival, their is no plans in place to contain water from over flowing rivers and canals when there is too much water to use as a back-up for farmers and the dams. Every year this happens and every year the results are the same, so show me how to teach a Thai a new trick?

[canarysun]

Nothing worse than being "stuck indoors all day " due to heavy rain! (Rather similar to living in the UK)

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[stevehaigh]

Heavy rain now in Buriram -just as most afternoons for the past week!

phuket has been totally dry for over a week. a few small showers today but not much. and windguru says not much comming here over the next week. i guess its just going over our heads.

[Dublin]

Nothing worse than being "stuck indoors all day " due to heavy rain! (Rather similar to living in the UK)

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Similar to UK 1. its not cold, 2 sit on the balcony and enjoy a beer, 3 read a book and have a nap in the hammock .4 sex is a little better when its raining,, maybe just me ?? but not in the Hammock... if your lucky enough to be in a beer bar,,, wet Tshirts grrrrrr

[RickyJB]

Heavy rain now in Buriram -just as most afternoons for the past week!

phuket has been totally dry for over a week. a few small showers today but not much. and windguru says not much comming here over the next week. i guess its just going over our heads.

BEEN heavy rain and thunder storms here in Kamala the past couple of hours, came through a heavy rainfall last night coming through Thalang from the airport.... bloody deafening noise out the back of my house every time it rains, frogs and other animals..

[KhunAussie52]

Very little rain in Surin!

[Carnlough]

Heavy rain now in Buriram -just as most afternoons for the past week!

SLAINTE ........ FROM CHARRAT....

[Deacon Bell]

Nothing worse than being "stuck indoors all day " due to heavy rain! (Rather similar to living in the UK)

Actually I find it quite nice. With a private house and garden with covered veranda it's quite nice to sit outside and see the torrential rain hit the garden, banana trees and fish pond.

BKK certainly just got hit by that for the past 2 hours.

Edited July 14, 2014 by Deacon Bell

[klauskunkel]

The flood waters have softened the soil surface near the bridge’s pillars, making it on the brink of collapse.

The road leading to the bridge is set to be closed temporarily if rains and strong currents continue

The bridge is on the brink of collapse, but the road is not closed yet...

Ok, I understand, amulets again...

[HUAHIN62]

Does Thailand have anyway of properly redirecting this water to the dams that they say are critically low or does all this rain that Thailand gets just go to waste?

The dams are in the mountains in the north and north east. How do you redirect the rain water from the central plain area, which is much lower than the dams, into these dams ? Gravity is a b...h.

[Just1Voice]

Last 2-3 nights in CNX it has poured for hours at a time. Plenty of rain here.

[lordblackader]

Dry in Chiang Mai.

We had a bit of rain last week, but that's it, where as this time last year it was raining 2 in every 3 days, often more.

Wet season definitely seems to be late in the North this year.

[lordblackader]

Last 2-3 nights in CNX it has poured for hours at a time. Plenty of rain here.

When last night?

I was at Sunday walking street, it threatened but it never rained. It had a downpour what Friday?? and was a bit drizly Saturday morning that was the first serious rain we'd had in weeks.

Unless you're elsewhere in the provence and not in the City proper.

[ratcatcher]

Last 2-3 nights in CNX it has poured for hours at a time. Plenty of rain here.

We can only hope that it continues to bucket down in the far north in the Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai areas and further east to Phayao, Nan etc.Those areas are where the water comes from to fill Bhumibol and Sirikit dams.

[Maroon Watcher]

Thailand has lots of FREE SUN Energy and Free water -

Both are 90% wasted - Extreme inefficiency.

The Chinese will "give away" their massive surplus of Solar Voltaic cells.

Subject to negotiaion/goodwill - Sale by return (ROI)

Japan or UK will build Hydro Plants with low interest loans...

(Land, under water and over water farms (Wind))

Thailand a nation of [modern] farmers

[ebean001]

Who said rain in Chiang Mai? It has been very dry with great weather. I can play golf anytime during the day without heat problems. Evenings at the bar are great. Seems like many Bangkok people and girls have come to CM recently. That is good!

[Doc46]

Nothing worse than being "stuck indoors all day " due to heavy rain! (Rather similar to living in the UK)

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Similar to UK 1. its not cold, 2 sit on the balcony and enjoy a beer, 3 read a book and have a nap in the hammock .4 sex is a little better when its raining,, maybe just me ?? but not in the Hammock... if your lucky enough to be in a beer bar,,, wet Tshirts grrrrrr

Similar to U K ,,,,,, sounds like a Whinging Pom Always can go back Home !

[Just1Voice]

Last 2-3 nights in CNX it has poured for hours at a time. Plenty of rain here.

When last night?

I was at Sunday walking street, it threatened but it never rained. It had a downpour what Friday?? and was a bit drizly Saturday morning that was the first serious rain we'd had in weeks.

Unless you're elsewhere in the provence and not in the City proper.

I live about 18k east of the city, on the way to San Kamphaeng, and the past few nights it has rained hard for hours each night, but with beautiful day time weather.

18:50 Just started again, hard.

Edited July 14, 2014 by Just1Voice

[Albertosez]

Jomtien / Na Jomtien : rained maybe 6 times in 8 months. 1 x time heavy for about 3 x hours, rest have been relatively light showers. Terrible here - need rain and lots of it please- I will fix those leaks in the roof and anything else that the rain causes- but I need rain. Please.

[Just1Voice]

Raining hard now where I live in CNX.

[UbonRatch]

I like rain. Makes me go inside and get off my ass and cook a good farang dinner.

[Benmart]

Nothing worse than being "stuck indoors all day " due to heavy rain! (Rather similar to living in the UK)

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Loosing one's home and livelihood due to flooding somehow seems "worse" than being confined to a dry home with one's family and personal possessions intact.

[umbanda]

Does Thailand have anyway of properly redirecting this water to the dams that they say are critically low or does all this rain that Thailand gets just go to waste?

Most Thai dams are located at North. Thailand need big dams at the central plains, around Ayuttaya and in Isan areas to collect waters going to flood BK ...to use it for irrigation during dry season...and to direct the overflow to the ocean. Big project!..and a lot more important than a bullet train.

[moe666]

Not really surprising really! The water is wasted during Songkran festival, their is no plans in place to contain water from over flowing rivers and canals when there is too much water to use as a back-up for farmers and the dams. Every year this happens and every year the results are the same, so show me how to teach a Thai a new trick?

I doubt seriously that the water splashed around at songram would make a big difference in the level of one of the dams. It has to rain in the north and northeast to fill the major dams.

[MILT]

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Last 2-3 nights in CNX it has poured for hours at a time. Plenty of rain here.

When last night?

I was at Sunday walking street, it threatened but it never rained. It had a downpour what Friday?? and was a bit drizly Saturday morning that was the first serious rain we'd had in weeks.

Unless you're elsewhere in the provence and not in the City proper.

I am 3 min. north of Thaepae gate and is was torrential down pour as was a little over an hr. ago and the same 2 nights ago. It is a hit and miss.

Today I drove in and out of a huge down pour near MaeJo. So it's dry and wet.