KOLKATA: The town was lashed by means of two storms on Sunday evening — a hailstorm that struck with a wind speed of 20kmph was followed by means of a more critical thunderstorm with a wind speed of 72kmph. While the primary one induced an intense spell of rain and hail in south Kolkata and a drizzle in different parts of town, the second one ended in heavier showers.
Some spaces within the south, including Garia, Jadavpur and Kasba, gained showers accompanied by means of hail whilst it only rained in central and north Kolkata after the primary storm. The 2nd storm, a squall, caused a steady shower that lasted more than an hour. The Met office has predicted some other thunderstorm inside the subsequent 48 hours.
Locals straighten guard rails blown over by means of the storm close to Science City.
Sunday’s thunderstorms have been induced by means of a cyclonic circulate that evolved over the Vidarbha region on Friday. It reached Jharkhand on Sunday afternoon and struck town around 5pm. But for the reason that accompanying wind speed was less than 45kmph, it didn’t qualify as a squall. The 2nd storm struck around 7.25pm and was fiercer. “It remained dry and heat on Saturday, resulting in heat conditions within the region. We have already got a highpressure zone above Bay of Bengal, which has been infusing moisture into the region. The circulate drew in moisture and struck town two times,” said Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) director GK Das.
A waterlogged highway in Bhowanipore
Local cloud cells aided the primary storm. “The gadget didn’t transfer much or lose energy. So the circulate persevered to form convective cumulus clouds, which are perfect for thunderstorms and rain,” said Das.
A cabby assessments out the damage caused by means of a department falling on his automobile on RG Kar Road.
The circulate would possibly survive for now, said weathermen.“Since we've got had two spells of heavy rain, the warmth will likely be lowered on Monday. But as the temperature spirals up on Tuesday, we would possibly obtain some other thunderstorm from the same circulate. The highpressure zone above Bay of Bengal is still active and moisture made from it will proceed to produce native cloud cells which would possibly lead to some other nor’wester,” said Das.
A rain-splashed Eden Gardens
Kolkata’s maximum temperature may well be around 33°C on Monday, the Met office said.
Some spaces within the south, including Garia, Jadavpur and Kasba, gained showers accompanied by means of hail whilst it only rained in central and north Kolkata after the primary storm. The 2nd storm, a squall, caused a steady shower that lasted more than an hour. The Met office has predicted some other thunderstorm inside the subsequent 48 hours.
Locals straighten guard rails blown over by means of the storm close to Science City.
Sunday’s thunderstorms have been induced by means of a cyclonic circulate that evolved over the Vidarbha region on Friday. It reached Jharkhand on Sunday afternoon and struck town around 5pm. But for the reason that accompanying wind speed was less than 45kmph, it didn’t qualify as a squall. The 2nd storm struck around 7.25pm and was fiercer. “It remained dry and heat on Saturday, resulting in heat conditions within the region. We have already got a highpressure zone above Bay of Bengal, which has been infusing moisture into the region. The circulate drew in moisture and struck town two times,” said Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) director GK Das.
A waterlogged highway in Bhowanipore
Local cloud cells aided the primary storm. “The gadget didn’t transfer much or lose energy. So the circulate persevered to form convective cumulus clouds, which are perfect for thunderstorms and rain,” said Das.
A cabby assessments out the damage caused by means of a department falling on his automobile on RG Kar Road.
The circulate would possibly survive for now, said weathermen.“Since we've got had two spells of heavy rain, the warmth will likely be lowered on Monday. But as the temperature spirals up on Tuesday, we would possibly obtain some other thunderstorm from the same circulate. The highpressure zone above Bay of Bengal is still active and moisture made from it will proceed to produce native cloud cells which would possibly lead to some other nor’wester,” said Das.
A rain-splashed Eden Gardens
Kolkata’s maximum temperature may well be around 33°C on Monday, the Met office said.
Storms hit Kolkata, Met predicts another in 2 days
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