Sudden rain lashes Vijayawada, thunderstorms likely to continue in A.P. this week

A sudden spell of rain, accompanied by lightening, gusty winds and thunderstorms, lashed Vijayawada, Amaravati and surrounding areas on Wednesday night, bringing reduction to residents from intense warmth.

At the time of writing the report, the realtime rain information was not obtainable as the federal government web site, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, didn’t open, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) updates the rainfall information the next day.

At round 3 p.m., the IMD, Amaravati, had issued a purple alert for the districts of West Godavari, Eluru, NTR and Krishna for 3 hours, as extreme thunderstorms accompanied by lightening, gusty winds with velocity reaching 50-60 kmph, and heavy rainfall have been ‘very likely’. There was additionally a chance of hailstorm, the IMD alert stated. There was a purple alert for Prakasam district and orange alert for Sri Sathya Sai district as properly.

Officials from the A.P. State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) stated whereas there was heavy rainfall in NTR and in a number of locations round Amaravati, there was no hailstorm.

According to the IMD forecast, thunderstorms, lightening and light-weight showers are likely to continue at remoted locations over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Gusty winds, with velocity reaching most 50 kmph, are additionally likely to continue in the State till March 22.

APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain cautioned the general public because the State is likely to expertise combined climate situations, intense warmth on one facet and thunderstorms and lightening on the opposite.

Due to the affect of a trough and winds blowing from the southwest route, mild to average rains are likely in coastal districts and Rayalaseema on Thursday. While there have been experiences of a person dying after being struck by lightening in Thulluru, Guntur district, APSDMA authorities denied these experiences.