After a prolonged dry spell over the Central India since January 26, rain has made a comeback over many areas of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and at a few places over Jharkhand.
In the span of 24 hours from February 11, Pachmarhi received 16 mm of rainfall; Malanjkhand received 14 mm rains, Jabalpur 13 mm, Sagar received 12 mm of rains.
This rainfall can be attributed to the Confluence Zone over Central India. A Confluence Zone is basically the mixing of winds from two different air masses with one warmer. Moist southwesterly winds from Arabian Sea are penetrating the region up to East Madhya Pradesh. Along with this more warmer & moist winds from Bay of Bengal is meeting over the region over East Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh.
Also a cyclonic circulation can be marked over North Chhattisgarh & adjoining Odisha. Moisture has increased sufficiently over the area and is likely to shift northeastwards. Mainly thunderclouds are expected to develop today evening and isolated to scattered rain and thundershower are expected over North Chhattisgarh, parts of Jharkhand and Odisha.
Some pockets over the region may witness hailstorm activity due to high development of thunderclouds.
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