Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Humanitarian Aid Commission(HAC) Early Warning & Emergency Information Center (EWIC) Flood Watch Update
Date: 22/ 8 /2010 Vole 5 #12
Rainfall Outlook: High Risk 48 HRS End 23Aug2010 72HRS End 24Aug2010 End 28Aug2010
Light moderate heavy In the coming 3 days light rainfall is expected over For the coming 72 Hrs , almost the entire Sudan while moderate rains are Heavy to moderate rainfall expected over parts of West Darfur and Greater Bahr is expected over Greater Al-Ghazal, Unity and Jonglie. Kordofan, Whie Nile and Upper Nile state , Cumulative rainfall for the next 6 days end on 28 August indicate that, moderate rains are expected over Greater Kordofan, Greater Darfur, Blue Nile, East Equatoria. Heavy rains are forecasted over West Darfur, Blue Nile as well as part of White Nile and Upper Nile . Heavy rainfall is also predicted over the Ethiopian High lands.
Issued by: HAC Early Warning & Emergency Information Center in collaboration with the Ministry 1 of Irrigation & Water Resources & Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA) River's Water Levels: High Risk
Blue Nile at Diem:
Level of the Blue Nile at Diem for 22 August 2010 is 52 cm higher than the previous day and similar to the high risk level. Situation is still problematic along the Blue Nile Rive specifically in Blue Nile state, Sinnar, Gezera and Khartuom.
Water level at Deim station 18-22Aug- 2010 r e t e 1988 2007 2010 moderate Risk Flood High Risk Flood M 14.00
13.57
13.19 13.00
12.39 12.22 12.00 11.87
11.00 Day s 18 19 20 21 22 deviation from readings of the last three days deviation from the minimum risk levels days Previous day 2010-2009 2010-1988 Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk 20-Aug -1.35 1.10 -0.07 1.22 0.27 -0.18 21-Aug -0.35 0.74 -0.60 0.87 -0.08 -0.53 22-Aug 0.52 0.41 -0.03 1.39 0.44 -0.01
Blue Nile at Khartoum: Level of the Blue Nile at Khartoum is slightly dropped to 16.83 m which is 7 cm lower than the yesterday's level and 23 cm higher than the high risk level. Urgent measures have to be taken to avert disastrous impacts in the above mentioned states, and to protect densely populated areas along the White Nile River in Khartoum state.
2 Issued by: HAC Early Warning & Emergency Information Center in collaboration with the Ministry 2 of Irrigation & Water Resources & Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA) Water level at Khartoum station18-22Aug- 2010 r e t
e 1988 2007 2010 moderate Risk Flood High Risk Flood M 17.00 16.90 16.86 16.83 16.79
16.66
16.00 Days 18 19 20 21 22
deviation from readings of the last three days deviation from the minimum risk levels days Previous day 2010-2009 2010-1988 Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk 20-Aug 0.07 1.64 0.21 1.61 0.71 0.26 21-Aug 0.04 1.56 0.18 1.65 0.75 0.30 22-Aug -0.07 1.73 0.13 1.58 0.68 0.23 Atbara River at Atbara: Level of the Atbara River at Atbara is stable at high level. Situation is considered problematic, endangering low areas and flood plains along the river course. Local and state authorities have to consider urgent preventive measures' to avert disastrous impact of the flood risk on local communities.
Water level at Atbara station 18-22Aug- 2010 r e t
e 1988 2007 2010 moderate Risk Flood High Risk Flood M 17.00
16.00
15.75
15.44 15.30 15.27 15.20 15.00 Days 18 19 20 21 22
deviation from readings of the last three days deviation from the minimum risk levels days Previous day 2010-2009 2010-1988 Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk 20-Aug -0.45 1.11 -0.77 0.85 -0.03 -0.58 21-Aug -0.10 0.70 -0.93 0.75 -0.13 -0.68 22-Aug 0.07 0.66 -0.86 0.82 -0.06 -0.61
3 Issued by: HAC Early Warning & Emergency Information Center in collaboration with the Ministry 3 of Irrigation & Water Resources & Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA) Water level at Shendi station 18-22Aug- 2010
1988 2007 2010 moderate Risk Flood High Risk Flood M e
18.00t e r
17.7 17.65 17.6 17.57
17.47
17.00 Day s 1819202122
deviation from readings of the last three days deviation from the minimum risk levels days Previous day 2010-2009 2010-1988 Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk 20-Aug 0.03 1.80 -0.29 1.25 0.35 -0.10 21-Aug 0.05 1.72 -0.22 1.30 0.40 -0.05 22-Aug 0.05 1.65 -0.15 1.35 0.45 0.00
Water level at Dongola station 18-22Aug- 2010 r e t 1988 2007 2010 moderate Risk Flood High Risk Flood e M 16.00
15.20 15.09 15.00 14.97 14.80 14.65
14.00 Days 1819202122
deviation from readings of the last three days deviation from the minimum risk levels days Previous day 2010-2009 2010-1988 Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk 20-Aug 0.17 0.99 15.45 1.50 0.25 -0.25 21-Aug 0.12 1.12 15.51 1.62 0.37 -0.13 22-Aug 0.11 1.45 15.53 1.73 0.48 -0.02
4 Issued by: HAC Early Warning & Emergency Information Center in collaboration with the Ministry 4 of Irrigation & Water Resources & Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA) Gash River:
As a result of heavy rains detected over the Eritrean high lands. Gash is expected to over flow its banks endangering Kassala town. Urgent protective measures have to be taken to avert disastrous impacts on local communities.
r Water level at ALGash station 18-22Aug- 2010 e t e
M 2009 2010
505.70
505.40 505.40 505.40 505.40 505.35 505.20
504.70 Days 18 19 20 21 22
5 Issued by: HAC Early Warning & Emergency Information Center in collaboration with the Ministry 5 of Irrigation & Water Resources & Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA)