Bhopal

Rain, hailstorm whip through State

Staff Reporter

Speedy winds, rainfall and hailsstorms were witnessed in the State continuously for the second day. Weather conditions changed abruptly on Tuesday after rains and hailstorm were witnessed.  The residents in the State capital also witnessed rains in the morning on Thursday.

Several regions of the state received rainfall while few places witnessed hail storm causing damage to crops and the problems for the farmers would augment further as the Met department has forecasted rainfall and hail storm at several places in the State.

Weather conditions would remain almost similar for the next two days as a system is inducing good moisture from Arabian Sea resulting into the changed weather conditions. The rainfall would continue till March 14 after which the system would move further making the weather condition normal.

Met department claimed that a system over Marathwada region of Maharashtra and South Eastern region of Rajasthan which is causing the rainfall and hail storm across the state. State would witness thundery activities and high speed winds and along with these conditions hail storm could also be witnessed.

Bhopal witnessed brief light intermittent showers throughout the day on Thursday. Thursday morning was cloudy and cold conditions were witnessed which improved by the afternoon and Met department officials have claimed that the untimely rains would harm the crops severely and the ripen crop would be the worst hit.

looking at the possibilities of rains in the next three days an advisory has been issued regarding the harvesting of ripen crop at the earliest to lessen their damages. Khargone recorded the highest day temperature at  37 degree Celsius while Rewa and Raisen recorded the lowest night temperature at 10 degree Celsius. 

Day temperatures were recorded way below the normal temperature on Thursday while the night temperatures were soothing at around normal temperatures.