Sudden thunderstorm uproots trees, shops & billboards in city
Bhopal: After a humid day, a strong spell of pre-monsoon showers was witnessed in the city on Wednesday evening. Strong winds followed by showers led to power cuts in different parts of the city.
Showers gave the much needed respite from the hot weather but also uprooted some trees, structures at shops and scaffolding in the city due to the intensity.
At a shop beside Rani Kamlapati station, a structure fell due to the thundershowers and a few employees reportedly received minor injuries at the spot.
It was 30 degree Celsius in the city at night . Nights are unusually hotter in many places in the state, including Satna, where the minimum temperature was 31.5 degrees.
The day temperature in Bhopal on Wednesday was recorded at 42.6 degrees, four degrees more than the normal mark, while the night temperature was 30 degrees, four degrees more than the normal mark. The day temperature in Naogaon was 44.8 degrees.
In the forecast for Bhopal on Thursday, the meteorological department stated there would be a partly cloudy sky with chances of rain and thundery activities in the evening and night hours.
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Day and night temperatures would be 43 and 29 degrees respectively, while the average wind speed will be 22 kilometre per hour.
In the forecast for the state, a heat wave warning was issued for Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari, Agar, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Panna, and Damoh districts. A warning of thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds of 40 kmph to 50 kmph, and a heat wave was issued for Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, and Narmadapuram districts.
A warning of thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40 kmph to 50 kmph existed for isolated places in Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Dewas, Shajapur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, and Pandhurna districts. A possibility of rainfall or drizzle with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places was underlined for Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Dewas, Shajapur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, and Pandhurna districts in the state.
Bhopal: After a humid day, a strong spell of pre-monsoon showers was witnessed in the city on Wednesday evening. Strong winds followed by showers led to power cuts in different parts of the city.
Showers gave the much needed respite from the hot weather but also uprooted some trees, structures at shops and scaffolding in the city due to the intensity.
At a shop beside Rani Kamlapati station, a structure fell due to the thundershowers and a few employees reportedly received minor injuries at the spot.
It was 30 degree Celsius in the city at night . Nights are unusually hotter in many places in the state, including Satna, where the minimum temperature was 31.5 degrees. The day temperature in Bhopal on Wednesday was recorded at 42.6 degrees, four degrees more than the normal mark, while the night temperature was 30 degrees, four degrees more than the normal mark. The day temperature in Naogaon was 44.8 degrees.
In the forecast for Bhopal on Thursday, the meteorological department stated there would be a partly cloudy sky with chances of rain and thundery activities in the evening and night hours.
Day and night temperatures would be 43 and 29 degrees respectively, while the average wind speed will be 22 kilometre per hour.
In the forecast for the state, a heat wave warning was issued for Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari, Agar, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Panna, and Damoh districts. A warning of thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds of 40 kmph to 50 kmph, and a heat wave was issued for Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, and Narmadapuram districts.
A warning of thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40 kmph to 50 kmph existed for isolated places in Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Dewas, Shajapur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, and Pandhurna districts. A possibility of rainfall or drizzle with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places was underlined for Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Dewas, Shajapur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, and Pandhurna districts in the state.
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