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Rains bring down mercury in Himachal Pradesh
The mercury stayed marginally below normal in Himachal Pradesh as scattered rains lashed several parts of the state. The day temperatures dropped marginally and Una on Shiwalik foothills was hottest in the region with a high of 35.6 degrees Celsius while Sundernagar recorded a maximum temperature of 32.1 degrees Celsius, followed by 30.6 degrees Celsius in Dharamshala and Bhuntar, 29.2 degrees Celsius in Nahan, 27.0 degrees Celsius in Solan, 20.0 degrees Celsius in Kalpa and 15.1 degrees Celsius in Keylong and 23.6 degrees Celsius in Shimla. Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts recorded a low of 2.0 degrees Celsius, followed by 6.0 degrees Celsius in Kalpa, 11.4 degrees Celsius in Bhuntar, 11.8 degrees Celsius in Shimla, 13.5 degrees Celsius in Solan, 14.8 degrees Celsius in Sundernagar, 15 degrees Celsius in Nahan and Palampur, 16.6 degrees Celsius in Dharamshala and 19.0 degrees Celsius in Una. Rajgarh in Sirmaur district was wettest in the region with .
Frequent western disturbances behind thunderstorms in north India: Experts
Something is unusual about the summer this year, weather experts say. The month of May, which is not yet over, has so far witnessed three western disturbances, leading to furious thunderstorms and dust storms across swathes of northern India in which more than 150 people have died. Thunderstorms, dust storms, rainfall during summers have been a normal phenomenon in northern India. "But not of this severity. The frequency of western disturbance is unusually high," said Mahesh Pahlawat, vice-president (Meteorology and Climate Change) at Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency. Mritunjay Mohapatra, additional director general of India Meteorological Department, said May alone has witnessed three western disturbances until now while April saw one. Mohapatra said the frequent western disturbances are one of the main reasons for the thunderstorms and dust storms. The thunderstorms on May on 2-3 and May 13-14 saw wind gusting at more than 100 kmph. More than 150 people were killed in ...
Rain, hailstorm lash Odisha, flights diverted
Rain accompanied by gusty winds and hailstrom today lashed parts of Odisha including the state capital Bhubaneswar. While Chandbali in Bhadrak district recorded 58.8 mm rainfall, Paradip in the coast received 27.2 mm rainfall. Heavy downpour has also been reported from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Puri, Baripada, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Hirakud, Daringbadi and Dhenkanal, IMD sources said. Rainfall, along with lightning in several districts, brought much-needed respite from the scorching heat. Trees and electricity poles were uprooted at several places, while farmers alleged crop loss due to the rain. Unofficial reports from Kendrapara, Subarnapur and Bargarh districts claimed three persons died from the rains. "We cannot confirm the deaths. The concerned district authorities will confirm the deaths," Deputy Special Relief Commissioner Pravat Mohapatra told PTI. At least two Bhubaneswar-bound flights were today diverted to Kolkata due to heavy rain
Temperatures dip after thunderstorm in Punjab, Haryana
As a thunderstorm hit areas in Punjab and Haryana overnight, the maximum temperatures in the northern region dipped on Monday, giving relief to people from the hot weather.
Heatwave conditions prevail in Rajasthan
Heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of Rajasthan with Churu recording a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said today. Churu was followed by 43.6 degrees Celsius in Jaisalmer, 43.5 degrees Celsius in Barmer, 43.2 degrees Celsius in Bikaner, 43 degrees Celsius in Kota, 42.2 degrees Celsius in Jodhpur, 42 degrees Celsius in Ajmer, 41.4 degrees Celsius in Jaipur, 40.3 degrees Celsius in Sriganganagar, 39.5 degrees Celsius in Pilani and 37.5 degrees Celsius in Dabok. The minimum temperatures at most places were recorded between 24 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius. The MeT department has warned of dust storm/thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds at isolated places in the state. It has predicted thunderstorm accompanied with light rains at isolated places in the state in the next 24 hours.
Depression over Arabian Sea, heavy rain likely in TN, Kerala
A depression over southern Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a low pressure and bring heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu during the next two days, the meteorological department said today. Fishermen in the region have been advised not to venture into the sea during the next 24-48 hours, Regional Meteorological Centre director S Balachandran told reporters. Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been receiving a decent amount of rainfall for the past a few days, he said. In Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram city and Thrithala village in Palakkad district recorded 10 cm and 7 cm of rainfall respectively in the past 24 hours ending at 8.30 am today. Palani in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu received 4 cm of rainfall. On the forecast for the next two days, Balachandran said heavy rainfall is likely to occur in parts of Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu. Thunderstorm and gusty winds are likely to occur in parts of interior Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, he said. Parts ..
Thunderstorms, lightning wreak havoc in 4 states, kill 41
Dust storms and thunderstorms wreaked havoc on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and the national capital, killing at least 41 people and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Uttar Pradesh bore the brunt of a thunderstorm and hail that left at least 18 people dead, while 12 people including four children were killed in West Bengal, nine in Andhra Pradesh, and two in Delhi, officials said. At several places in north India including Delhi, high-velocity winds uprooted trees and affected road, rail and air services. According to the India Meteorological Department, thunderstorms also occurred at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtara, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu yesterday. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Saddened by the loss of lives due to storms in some parts of the country. Condolences to the bereaved families. I pray for the speedy recovery of ...
2 dead as squall, dust storm lash Delhi; rail, air, metro operations hit
A squall and dust storm with a wind speed of up to 109 kmph battered Delhi and neighbouring areas today, killing two persons and injuring 18 others, and throwing flight, rail and metro operations out of gear. The sky turned dark grey around 4:30 pm. Gusty winds and rain lashed the national capital, causing the temperature to drop more than 15 notches to 25.2 degrees Celsius from the day's maximum of 40.6 degrees Celsius. The much-needed reprieve came after a sweltering day, with humidity during the morning hours recorded at 60 per cent, a MeT official said. The officials said two squalls whipped through the national capital. One clocking 109 kmph hit the Safdarjung area at 4:44 pm and continued till 4:46 pm. The other gusting to 96 kmph battered the Palam area at 4:33 pm. The strong winds knocked down nearly 200 trees in the city. Incidents of wall collapse were reported from Najafgarh, Transit Camp, Nehru Place, Mohan Garden in Uttam Nagar and Raj Nagar in Palam, said a senior ...
Dust storm kills 2, hits air traffic, Metro service
At least two people were killed and 18 others injured as a severe dust storm hit Delhi on Sunday evening, while air traffic and Metro service too was disrupted due to strong winds and accompanying rain, officials said.
Thunderstorms, lightning wreak havoc in 4 states, kill 34
Dust storms and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds wreaked havoc in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and the national capital, killing at least 34 people and leaving behind a trail of destruction. West Bengal bore the brunt of a thunderstorm that left at least 12 people including four children dead, while 11 were killed in Uttar Pradesh and nine in Andhra Pradesh, and two in Delhi, officials said. At several places in north India including Delhi, high-velocity winds uprooted trees and affected road, rail and air services. Today's devastation comes over 10 days after storms hit UP, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand and Punjab, killing 134 people and injuring over 400. UP was the worst affected, accounting for 80 deaths, most of them in Agra district in the western part of the state. Subsequently on May 9, several parts of Uttar Pradesh were struck by a severe storm that left 18 dead and 27 others injured. According to the India Meteorological Department, thunderstorms ..
Dust storm lashes Delhi and NCR, air traffic and Metro hit
A powerful dust storm accompanied by rains on Sunday evening brought down the temperature in the national capital and adjoining areas, seriously disrupting air traffic and Metro services, officials said.
Dust storm, rain lash parts of Haryana, Punjab
A sudden dust storm and rain hit several parts of Punjab and Haryana, including Faridabad and Gurgaon, this evening, pushing temperatures down by a few notches. After hot weather conditions prevailed through the day, the dust storm brought relief to residents in several cities, including Chandigarh, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Karnal, Ambala, Panchkula, Jhajjar, Gurgaon and Faridabad. Strong winds swept through Haryana as the weather changed suddenly and light rain lashed several areas of the state, a meteorological department officials said in Chandigarh. Several parts of Punjab also experienced light rain. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, earlier today had recorded a maximum temperature of 39.1C, a notch above the normal. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 39.4C, Hisar 41.6C, Bhiwani 41C, Karnal 39C and Narnaul 42.5C. Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala in Punjab, too, registered above normal temperatures of 39.5C, 40.7C and 40C respectively. The Met ...
Dust storm lashes Delhi and NCR, traffic hit
A powerful dust storm accompanied by rains on Sunday evening brought down the temperature in the national capital and adjoining areas, seriously disrupting air traffic and Metro services, officials said.
Sudden dust storm hits Delhi, flights diverted
A squall and sudden dust storm with a wind speed of up to 109 kmph accompanied by light rain hit Delhi this evening after a scorching day, a Met department official said. The sky turned cloudy around 4:30pm and gusty winds swept the national capital. The sudden change of weather in Delhi forced airport authorities to divert at least 10 domestic flights, an official said. Vistara's Srinagar-Delhi flight was diverted to Amritsar and its Lucknow-Delhi flight was sent to Lucknow due to the inclement weather. However, the relief to Delhi residents came after a sweltering day, when the maximum temperature had reached 40.60 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, the meteorological department official said. Humidity during the morning hours was recorded at 60 per cent, the official added. The India Meteorological Department yesterday predicted that Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh would witness thunderstorm accompanied by squall. Its forecast said parts of Rajasthan ...
Sudden storm, heavy rain hits Delhi-NCR
A heavy dust storm and rain hit Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday afternoon.Strong wind, accompanied by dust, followed by rain, lashed the city bringing a sudden change in the weather.The rain has brought the temperature of the city few notched down, giving relief to the people.Flight movements at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have been put on hold, due to the thunderstorm. Vistara's Srinagar flight to Delhi has been diverted to Amritsar following bad weather conditions in Delhi.Meanwhile, the dust storm interrupted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's programme in Delhi's IP Extension.As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), several parts of Delhi including other cities like Rohtak, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwadi, Sohna, Palwal, Jhajjar, Manesar, Gurugram, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, Aurangabad, Aligarh, Sonipat, Bagpat, Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut, Ghaziabad will witness the same change in weather today.Earlier on Saturday, the IMD had predicted that .
Uttarakhand likely to hit by thunderstorm
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued weather warning for next five days in Uttarakhand.Hail, thunderstorm and squall is expected to occur in isolated areas in Garhwal and Kumaon region starting from today afternoon or evening,The IMD also assumed that very light rain or thunderstorm can hit the isolated places of the state on May 15, May 16 and May 17.Earlier, IMD predicted that hill-states are likely to witness thunderstorm accompanied with a squall.
Dust storm sweeps hits Delhi
A dust storm accompanied by squall today hit the national capital after a scorching hot morning bringing down the mercury. In a sudden change of weather, the sky turned cloudy around 4:30 pm and gusty winds swept the city. The temperature was today recorded at 30.6 degrees Celsius. The humidity was recorded at 60 per cent at 8:30 am, a Meteorological (Met) department official said. The Met office has forecast light rains will follow the dust storm. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had yesterday predicted Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh would witness thunderstorm accompanied by squall. It had also forecast parts of Rajasthan might see dust storm. Thunderstorm over these hill-states states and its subsequent effect on plains in north Indian is due to a new western disturbance, the IMD had said. "Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds are also very likely at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, Vidharbha, ...
Lightning kills three farmers in Telangana
Three farmers died of lightning in Telangana's Mancherial district early on Sunday, police said.
Himachal to get more thundershowers, squalls
The hills of Himachal Pradesh will get more thunderstorms accompanying squalls for the next two days, the Met Office said on Sunday.
Himachal to get more squalls
The hills of Himachal Pradesh will get more thunderstorms accompanying squalls for the next two days, the Met Office said on Sunday.