Dusty winds engulfed State Capital in the evening leaving it in deep darkness by disrupting power supply for hours; several trees and hoardings were uprooted in the abrupt winds which were speedy in nature.
The sudden change was induced due to local heating effect which occurs in the early summer when temperature rises significantly. Cloud cover was witnessed from the late afternoon which poured very little late in the evening.
After extreme hot weather condition which raised the mercury to 41.3 degree Celsius on Friday in the state capital abrupt change surfaced disrupting the normal life as trees and hoardings fell, huge bee lines of vehicles were witnessed making traffic congested.
Several areas witnessed power cut which resumed late in the night. Light rainfall at isolated places with thunder lightning and thunder storm was witnessed in the state capital.
Phone of BMC helpline regarding uprooting of trees rang continuously as several areas reported such incidents from evening till night. However nothing regarding injury was reported.
The weathermen said that speedy dust wind witnessed over the State Capital was effect of Western Disturbance over North Jammu and Kashmir with its induced Cyclonic Circulation over West Rajasthan and adjoining Pakistan. A trough is extending from this system to North Madhya Pradesh. An Anti-Cyclone is over Central Bay of Bengal.
The highest day temperature was at 45 degree Celsius recorded in Khargone.
Sagar, Ujjain, Gwalior, Indore and Hoshangabad witnessed hot wave conditions in the past 24 hours.
Apart from the abrupt weather conditions warning of hot wave conditions in Ujjain, Chambal and Gwalior division has been issued by Met department in the next 24 hours.
Shajapur, Rajgarh and Tikamgarh reported hot night conditions on Thursday.
Jabalpur division recorded significant increase in temperatures above normal temperature in the past 24 hours while other divisions recorded temperatures near normal.