webfact Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Weather bureau assurance: Thailand need not worry about floodingBANGKOK, 10 September 2014 (NNT) - The Meteorological Department is certain that there should be no worry about severe flooding in the near term.Acting Director-General of the Meteorological Department Songkran Agsorn said that the average speed of the movement of the monsoon trough over Thailand during the past 30 years, shows the situation has never been severe in September.Mr. Songkran’s statement was in response to concerns from academics about possible heavy downpours from the active low pressure trough over the country.The Meteorological Department’s acting Director-General said that the present trough will slowly move down to the South before leaving the country as it always has.However, he warned that there could still be more rain after the 15th of September as a result of rain clouds currently present over the Philippines, as they could transform into a strong low pressure area or a depression.But Mr. Songkran believes that even under such circumstances, the volume of rain won't be too worrisome as it probably will not be excessive.-- NNT 2014-09-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 That's comforting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Bring back Plodprasop. Where are his water movers . they will save the day. Push all the flood to Indonesia. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Eeeerr .Is not nearly the end of the ''rainy season'' ? Thus the chances of heavy precipitation is less likely from now on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I feel so reassured so happiness is assured. If, heaven forbid, it all goes wrong no doubt officialdom will forget they made yet another ' it's not going to happen ' announcement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Don't worry. Be happy..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Bob Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Didn't they say this same thing a few years ago and than in November a part of the country was under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlesticks Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thailand need not worry about flooding Doesn't mean it won't happen, just don't WORRY about it! Makes sense. If we don't worry about it then we will not bother country officials to actual do something about it. Now, everyone, kindly place your head in the sand and repeat after me, "I will not worry, I will not worry." Feeling better already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 ".......the situation has never been severe in September." Don't worry, yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 And the next headline in the news section says "Downstream provinces face further flooding".. TIT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Nothing to worry about.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Time to rethink the visa and workpermit requirements for "Gondoliere" from Venice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rykbanlor Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 The situation has never been severe in September? Where did he pull this chunk of wisdom from? An announcement like this usually heralds the onset of the worst case of whatever we've been told not to worry about in recent history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 There is surely no need to worry about floods in then Pattaya local. All the water supply reservoirs for the area are critically low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsiii Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Where was this gentleman in 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 As soon as these idiots tell you not to worry you should run for the hills. Lost count of the times such tripe is uttered by useless individuals in positions of authority who wouldn't get a job cleaning streets in the West. They have no idea what they are doing and only open their mouths to look important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Several northern Thai provinces under deep floodwater (in another news story today) Yeahh, don't worry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 With his name "Songkran" he did know everything about water even before he was born..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 No flooding in Thailand to worry about. However these happy Burmese in Sukhothai, Myanmar are surely going to worry when the water goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 'Certain' and 'should' in the same sentence. Typical Thai logic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 ...what a 'whack job'...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casindonet Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Yeah right....no worries until your whole house is under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 He's basing his thoughts on 30 years of records that the (flooding) situation in September will not be severe. Well 30 years before 2004 Thailand had never had a severe tsunami either. Where was his crystal ball then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendingo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) This is what I would call a "Michael Fish moment". Any of you UK expats remember the hurricane that wasn't supposed to happen back in 1987? I remember it very well as I was right in the middle of it. Have never trusted any weather man ever since. For all the sophisticated equipment they have and the satellite tracking I still prefer to use my old pine cone and a bit of seaweed lmao. Edited September 10, 2014 by pendingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puipuitom Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 As the Thai gov. also said in 1942, in 1996 and in 2012 Happily in all these years there was NO flooding. Only a slight increase of the water level. I also remember the bird flue some years ago... it was not in Thailand .. later: it was over... and all on the same newspaper was again a deadly cassualty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaWatcher Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 HiSoLowSoNoSo, on 10 Sept 2014 - 11:45, said: Several northern Thai provinces under deep floodwater (in another news story today) Yeahh, don't worry! Maybe he means, those in HiSo, and "protected" industrial, areas need not worry. I'm sure his words are already wasted on those who are already in flooded areas.... I wonder what would happen if he went to these areas and proclaimed "don't worry." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkmBha Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 How can people in the Weather Bureau be so .... (confused)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb59 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 no not Thailand, but maybe the people living there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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