Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Hazara and Malakand Divisions
Deaths
61
Maximum Precipitation
620 millimetres (24 in), in Islamabad
On 23 July 2001, Islamabad experienced a record breaking 620 millimetres (24 in) of rainfall, which was the 24 hours heaviest rainfall in Pakistan during the past 100 years.[1][2] Continuous downpour lasted for about 10 hours from 0600 to 1600 PST in Islamabad and Rawalpindi,[1][2][3][4] caused the worst ever Flash flood in the local stream called Nulla Lai and its tributaries of Rawalpindi, which not only flood the low-lying areas of the twin cities but swept away the banks of the stream and buildings built in the encroachments. Islamabad's twin city, Rawalpindi experienced 335 millimetres (13.2 in) of rain during this event.
^ ab"Severe Storms on dated 23 July 2001 Islamabad, Pakistan" (PDF). Abdul Hameed, Director Pakistan Meteorological Department.
^ ab"Weather Log - July 21–31, 2001". National Climatic Data Center. 6 August 2001.
^Azmat Hayat, Anjum Bari Farooqi (5 July 2005). "ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF VERY SHORT RANGE FORECASTING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND USER CONCERNS; PAKISTAN PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^Naeem Shah (21 October 2002). "Cloud Burst (Heavy Rain) Over Twin Cities Islamabad - Rawalpindi on 23rd July 2001" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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