Spell of heavy rainfall was witnessed across the State and State capital in the pre-monsoon period on Saturday and more heavy rainfall would be witnessed warned the Met department in the next 24 hours.
State capital recorded 1.3 cm of rainfall on Saturday during the day while the day temperature was recorded at 36.3 degree Celsius.
Under the heavy spell around a dozen trees fell while a portion of an old building collapsed damaging several vehicles in lakherapura while four persons came under the debries were rescued by the BMC employees.
On Saturday heavy rainfall and lightening were witnessed from the afternoon which continued till night.
The maximum rainfall was recorded at 10 cm at Umaria in the past 24 hours. Sausar recorded 8 cm of rainfall, Bareli recorded 5 cm of rainfall, Narsinghpur and Chhindwara recorded 4 cm each while Seoni, Jabalpur, Raisen and Chhatarpur recorded 3 cm each in the past 24 hours.
Warning of heavy rainfall has been issued by Met department in the next 24 hours and the regions which are likely to receive heavy rainfall are Betul, Harda, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Khandwa, Indore and Dindori.
The temperatures dipped after heavy rainfall has been witnessed. Rewa and Bhopal division witnessed significant dip.
The day temperatures which were reeling around 45 degree Celsius dipped below 40 degree after the heavy spell on Saturday.
In east Madhya Pradesh, day temperatures dipped below 40 degree Celsius with 1-2 places as exception. The region recorded good amount of rainfall in the past 24 hours. Tikangarh, Shivpuri, Nowgong, Sheopur and Gwalior recorded the highest day temperature at 42 degree Celsius.
The weather conditions are likely to witness same pattern for the next 2-3 days and possibly the pattern would prevail till the arrival of the monsoon which is expected to arrive in the next 5-6 days in the State capital.