Hail and rain continued to damage crops and make the weather abrupt for the fifth day in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, hailstorm was witnessed in Chhindwara in the morning.
Hail along with rain and storm may also occur in Seoni, Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Anuppur, Shahdol, Siddhi and Singrauli. After this the weather will clear.
However, two western disturbances are also becoming active in the next 3 days from March 20. Whose effect will be seen in the state after 2-3 days.
Earlier on Tuesday, water fell due to strong winds in Multai, Chhindwara and Dindori of Betul district. Plum-sized hailstones also fell at many places. Tomato and wheat crops have been damaged due to hailstorm. Rain and hail have also fallen in Seoni and Mandla. It rained in Jabalpur in the evening. Gram, lentil and wheat crops have been damaged due to hailstorm in Kundam, Baghraji area of the district.
There was a hailstorm in Chhindwara district on Wednesday. Earlier on Tuesday, water fell. Hail strom was witnessed at many places. Crops have been damaged due to hailstorm in a big village of Amarwada. MP Nakulnath inspected the crop damage due to hailstorm in Palamau Mohkhed.
Heavy rains continued in Multai of Betul district on Tuesday also. There was a heavy hailstorm in Sipava block for 15 minutes. There was a blanket of snow in the fields. Farmers said that the tomato crop got damaged due to heavy rain and hail. The harvested wheat is also rotting. He has demanded a survey of crop damage due to rain in the area.
There was heavy rain and hailstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning in Dindori district. A youth died after being hit by lightning in Angai village of Bajag tehsil.
The weather patterns suddenly changed in Seoni district. It rained here with strong winds. Hailstorms occurred in many villages of Kanhiwada region. Due to this, there is a possibility of damage to the standing crops in the field.
According to IMD, Bhopal – The trough line is passing over northern Odisha via Chhattisgarh till Vidarbha. Due to this, south-westerly winds are bringing moisture from the Arabian Sea. South-eastern winds are also bringing moisture from the Bay of Bengal to the eastern part of Madhya Pradesh. Due to this, there is a period of rain, hail and strong storms. Hail and rain are occurring in Eastern Madhya Pradesh. This round will continue on Wednesday also. However, the number of districts will remain less.
The weather has changed thrice so far in March. There was heavy rain and hailstorm in the beginning of March itself. Light rain occurred in the second week. At the same time, in the third week, there is heavy rain and hailstorm again. Between March 20 and 22, two systems are becoming active again. Their impact can also be seen in the state.