Storm alert issued across various cities in MP:Weather department warns of hailstorm rain across 42 districts till April 6

A strong system of hail, rain, and storms is active in Madhya Pradesh. On Thursday, more than 15 districts of the state experienced either rain or strong winds. In Sehore, the set of the web series Panchayat was blown away. In Mauganj, a woman died due to lightning strike. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Center, Bhopal has issued an alert for storms, rain, and hailstorm in a total of 42 districts on Friday. Orange alerts issued for several districts, conditions to likely remain till April 6 Orange alert has been issued in Alirajpur, Dhar, Barwani, Khargone, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, and Seoni. Meanwhile, warnings of strong winds and rain have been issued in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Jhabua, Agar-Malwa, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Dewas, Guna, Ashok Nagar, Vidisha, Sehore, Harda, Betul, Narmadapuram, Raisen, Sagar, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Maihar, Katni, Umaria, Shahdol, Dindori, Anuppur, Mandla, and Balaghat. According to the Meteorological Department, strong winds will continue in the state for the next four days, i.e., till April 6. In some districts, its maximum speed will be 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. In the rest, winds will blow at a speed of 30 to 40 km per hour. Strong Storm Hits Bhopal, Rain at Night Earlier on Thursday (April 2) evening, a strong storm hit Bhopal. Power supply was cut off in more than half the areas including Kolar, Raisen Road, Awadhpuri, Hoshangabad Road, and the old city. Rain started at night, which continued intermittently till early morning. Storm blows away ‘Panchayat’ web series set in Sehore In Sehore, the shooting of the Panchayat web series had to be stopped due to a storm and rain. Line producer of the unit, Jeeshan Jafri, informed that the shooting of Season-5 is scheduled from March 16 to April 9 in Mahodia village of Sehore. Around 200 people are working on it. On Thursday, sudden rain and strong winds blew away tents and other equipment. Food also got spoiled. However, no team member was injured in this incident. Strong winds and rain in Sagar In Sagar, on Thursday, the cycle of sunshine and clouds continued throughout the day. In the evening, dense clouds gathered, then light drizzle started. Humidity increased in the atmosphere. After strong winds blew in Sanodha and surrounding areas, it rained. Jobat Road in Dhar covered with hailstones Rain fell in rural areas of Dhar. In Akhada, Jhirpanya, and Jhaba villages of Bagh tehsil, rain started with strong winds at 5 pm on Thursday evening. Jobat Road was covered with hailstones. In Manawar, heavy rain started at 6:40 pm in the evening, which continued till 7:15 pm. Woman dies due to lightning strike in Mauganj In Bhluha village of Mauganj, 42-year-old Manraju, wife of Ramavatar Prajapati, was harvesting wheat crop in the field. On Thursday morning around 11 am, lightning struck with loud thunder and flash. Manraju died on the spot after being caught in it. Weather in MP will remain like this for the next 4 days Currently, one cyclonic circulation and two troughs are active in Madhya Pradesh. Due to this, a spell of storms, rain and hail is ongoing, which will continue for the next four days. Similar weather in the first week of April A Western Disturbance will also become active in Madhya Pradesh from April 7. Due to this, there may be dust storms in some places and rain in others till April 10. After this, the system will retreat and the heat wave will begin. There will be intense heat in the second week. In the last week of April, maximum temperatures in Gwalior, Dhar, Khargone, Barwani, Naugaon-Khajuraho may reach 44 to 45 degrees Celsius. Similarly, temperatures in Datia, Morena, Sheopur, Barwani, Khargone, Dhar will also increase. Actually, in the month of April, hot winds blow in the southern and western parts of the state. Due to this, severe heat occurs here. Weather changed 4-4 times in February-March This year there was no rain in January, but the weather changed 4-4 times in February and March. In February, from the beginning itself, hail, rain and storms came twice, which caused damage to crops. The third spell of rain was from February 18, whose effect lasted till February 21. The fourth spell came on February 23-24 in the form of hail and rain. The heat began in March. The first fortnight saw intense heat. Rain started in the second fortnight and one spell lasted 4 days. During this period, there were storms and rain in more than 45 districts and hailstorms in 17 districts. This destroyed wheat, papaya and banana crops. The third spell was on 26-27 March. On 27 March, it rained in Satna, Rewa, Datia and Bhind. In Chitrakoot, the Diya decoration program was affected by storms and rain. The fourth spell was on 29-30 March. On 30 March, half the state experienced either storms and rain or hailstorms. Weather trend in April in 5 major cities of MP… In MP, the effect of heat starts intensifying from the second fortnight of April. In the last days of the month, the temperature breaks records. A 10-year database study of Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior revealed that in Bhopal-Indore the mercury reached up to 43 degrees while in Jabalpur it touched 44 degrees Celsius. In Gwalior, the temperature has already crossed 45 degrees Celsius. For the past three years, these cities have experienced intense heat. This time too, there is a possibility of an increase in temperature. Bhopal experienced the most heat in 1996 Speaking of the heat trend in April, on April 29, 1996, the maximum temperature in Bhopal reached 44.4 degrees Celsius. During this month, there are also chances of rain and storms in Bhopal. This is the reason why for the past few years, there has been a spell of rain in April. On April 20, 2013, Bhopal received 30.8 mm, that is, more than an inch of rain within 24 hours. Meanwhile, in 2023, 22.6 mm of rain fell. On April 17-18, the temperature was 40.9 degrees Celsius. 22.3 mm of rain fell in Indore last year In Indore too, the mercury has crossed 44 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, the highest temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius was recorded on April 25, 1958. This month, changes in weather are also observed here. Along with heat, clouds remain overcast and showers also occur. In Indore, 22.3 mm of rain occurred last year. Between 2014 and 2024, it has rained for 6 years. Trend of intense heat in Jabalpur Talking about Jabalpur, the mercury has crossed 45 degrees Celsius once in April here. According to the Meteorological Department, on April 28, 1970, the day temperature was 45.4 degrees. There is a possibility of rain here in April as well. According to records, on April 3, 1935, Jabalpur received 50.3 mm of rainfall within 24 hours. In 2023, 20.2 mm of rain fell. This year on April 19, the maximum temperature reached 40.8 degrees Celsius. Gwalior experiences the most heat The trend of April heat in Gwalior is different from other cities. It experiences more heat here. In the past 10 years, the temperature has crossed 45 degrees once and 44 degrees Celsius 3 times. On April 28, 1958, the temperature was recorded at 46.2 degrees Celsius. The record for maximum rainfall in a single day was set in the year 1909, when a total of 67.6 mm of rain fell on April 22. In the same year, 4.5 inches of rain fell in the month of April. It also rained in 2023. Trend of heat and rain in Ujjain too Ujjain also experiences a trend of heat and rain in the month of April. On April 18, 2010, the temperature reached a record 45.2 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, between 2014 and 2023, the mercury has crossed 43 degrees twice. Last year, the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius once. Moreover, more than 1 inch of rainfall was recorded throughout the month.