The cold and chilly winter has finally bid farewell, even the short lived spring season is almost over. Now, the pre-Monsoon season has started, which means the sunny and hot summer season is here. But along with hot weather, the season brings in spell of thunder-squalls and thundershower activities. This hot and scattered rainy period is starts from March and runs up to May.
During pre-Monsoon period, instability of atmosphere and uneven heating of land, sometime leads to formation of convective clouds over specific regions. These clouds are capable of violent thundershower/thunder-squall activities.
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Sometime, these activities are accompanied with hailstorm and lightning strikes. In recent years, we have witnessed increasing incidents of lightning strikes due to convective clouds.
Looking at the current scenario of weather, Chief Meteorologist Mahesh Palawat says, “It is expected that a trough will develop from Haryana to West Bengal across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar around March 10.”
“And we also expect commencement of rain and thundershower activities all along the trough particular to Bihar, Jharkhand parts of West Bengal. These areas are more susceptible to thundering activities,” he further added.
Around this time, strong winds with the speed of 50-70kmph are expected to blow over the region. Heavy thunder-squall and lightning will be a common feature over the region, so strong probability of frequent thunder and lightning over most parts of Bihar particularly Northern and Eastern districts from evening of March 10 to forenoon of March 12.
In the recent times, many deaths have been reported due to lightning. As a precautionary measure, avoid venturing outside during lightning. Even standing under a tree can be fateful during thundering.
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