Madhya Pradesh has witnessed heavy rain and hail in many areas, in the last 24 hours damaging crops in several areas; state capital witnessed intense cold day conditions with clear sky conditions.
The cloud cover fading dipped the night temperature by more than 6 degrees. Due to rain and hailstorm, crops have suffered massive damage in many areas of the state. Crops and several houses have been damaged in Harda, Betul, Datia, Sagar, Rewa, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Niwari, Seoni, Umaria, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Shivpuri, Dindori and Shahdol. Due to severe cold in the northern parts of India, the mercury has started falling in many places. The arrival of the next weather system (Western Disturbance) in North India before January 18 is less likely.
Cold day conditions are likely to occur in isolated parts of Madhya Pradesh during the next 2 days. Rainfall is very likely to continue at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh during next 2 days and thereafter rain activities will reduce.
As a cyclonic circulation with a trough in the upper troposphere levels, it lies over North Pakistan and adjoining Jammu division. The cyclonic circulation induced by this weather system is now persisting over North Haryana and adjoining lower troposphere levels. There is a very possibility of confluence of winds coming from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal over East Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas during next 4-5 days.
The Met has issued warning of thundery activities in Shahdol and Jabalpur divisions and Betul district, cold day conditions in Ratlam, Dhar, Guna and Ujjan, shallow to moderate fog conditions in Rajgarh, Shajapur, Ratlam, Guna, Mandsaur, Jabalpur, Sagar, Chattarpur and Gwalior districts.