THANE: Residents were woken up from their deep slumber after fierce thundering and lightening shook the city at 3am on Wednesday.The thundering was so strong that the window panes of many buildings started rattling. The thunder and lightening was coupled with heavy rain. While the showers began at 1am, it started intensifying by 3am.Residents living near Upvan lake and the foothills of Yeoor Hills were afraid of the extreme climatic activity that they packed their windows with newspaper padding in order to prevent them from shattering. Gaurav Ambekar, a resident of Pokhran Road 1 said, "The winds were so gusty that I decided to pack my French windows with old newspapers as I feared that the constant shattering would break the glasses. The sound of thunder was not as frightening as the lightning. It was like as if someone was continuously clicking pictures. The entire event was scary and we didn't sleep the entire night.''The thunder and lightening scared children and pets as well. Many kids were crying inconsolably as they were afraid of the loud noises. "My daughter was startled with the sound of the thunder. She started crying seeing the lightening as well. She had never experienced such a thing before. So, the entire experience was nightmarish for her. We had to hold her close all through the night to calm her down, " said Harshita K, from Thane's Ghodbuner Road.Meanwhile, officials from the weather department have announced that such a phenomenon may take place again in the coming 48 hours as there has been changes in the cyclonic circulation. Also, there is development of a trough which is moving towards the North Konkan belt, which includes areas of Mumbai, Thane and Dahanu. Experts have said that the temperatures during the day would also hover around 33 degrees Celsius for the next two days, but it would cool down by night as there would be moderate rainfall, followed by lightning.

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