Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and several parts of West Bengal received very heavy rainfall with strong winds
A day after the Met department sounded off an alert regarding cyclonic storm Roanu, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and several parts of West Bengal received very to heavy rainfall and witnessed strong winds. Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh received 155.2mm rainfall, the highest in the country, while Kalingapatnam district received 144.6mm rain. Burdwan in West Bengal saw 94.2mm rainfall while Gopalpur in Odisha received 79mm rain.
According to the India Meteorological Department's tropical cyclone Centre, overnight on Thursday and Friday, the cyclone storm moved northeastwards at a speed of 20km/hour and was 50km south-southeast of Gopalpur, Odisha.
The cyclonic storm is likely to move northeastwards along and off north Andra Pradesh and Odisha coast and it will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday. Later, it will cross south coast of Bangladesh and move towards Chittagong with a reduced intensity by Saturday evening.
Even as the storm brought the central-eastern region relief from heat, the sun continued to blaze across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab and even the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Dehradun sizzled at 37.6 degree Celsius while Kullu recorded 36.2 degree Celsius. In Rajasthan, Churu recorded temperatures above 50 degree Celsius for a third straight day while Bikaner and Barmer seared at 49.5 degree Celsius.
In Delhi though, temperatures dropped three degrees after it saw the season's high of 47 degree Celsius even as humidity rose. "The drop in temperature across Delhi-NCR has not improved comfort level due to the rise in humidity. The capital and adjoining districts may see thunderstorm or dust storm only next week and the heat will linger," said GP Sharma, vice-president, meteorology, Skymet weather services.
Met officials said that there is no relief in sight for Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR and Madhya Pradesh as temperatures will continue to be 5-7 degrees above normal. "The heat wave in Rajasthan and neighbouring states will not abate soon as hot westerly winds will continue to blow in from Pakistan. Even the storm induced easterlies won't have much impact on temperatures," said BP Yadav, director, National Weather Forecasting Centre, IMD Delhi.
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