Following heavy rain in July 2017, the Indian state of Gujarat was affected by severe flooding.

In the 2017 season low pressure systems developed over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal simultaneously, resulting in heavy rainfall.

The districts of Banaskantha, Patan, Gandhinagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Mehsana and Sabarkantha received 267%, 208%, 189%, 174%, 172%, 130% and 115% respectively of their average rainfall for the same period.

[5] The districts in north Gujarat received more than 200 mm of rainfall in 24 hours on 24 July.

[7] Dhanera recorded 235 mm rainfall in six hours on 24 July resulting in severe flooding.

[3][11] As of 1 August, at least 224 people had died in floods in Gujarat since 1 June due to rain-related causes.

Among them, 61 deaths were recorded in Banaskantha, 18 in Ahmedabad, 14 in Surendranagar, 11 in Chhota Udaipur, 10 in Surat district.

[1] Around 2 lakh cusecs (5,700 m3/s) of water was released from Dantiwada Dam on the West Banas River due to heavy inflow from Rajasthan.