Heavy rain with stormy winds lash city, brings the temperature down

  • | Monday | 5th April, 2021

According to Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), 19 out of 670 mandals in 13 districts registered heatwaves on Sunday. A number of places in Chittoor, Prakasam and Nellore were on high alert for heatwaves this week. Heavy rains with stormy winds lashed Visakhapatnam on the night of April 3, leading to uprooting of several trees. At some places, power lines too snapped, and supply was disrupted. However, the rains also provided some relief to the people from the summer heat.

Several parts of Andhra Pradesh are likely to face severe heatwaves over April and May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

This March has already seen a steep rise in maximum temperatures. Temperature rise over the next two months will be crucial, said S Stella, director, IMD, Andhra Pradesh centre.

According to Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), 19 out of 670 mandals in 13 districts registered heatwaves on Sunday. A number of places in Chittoor, Prakasam and Nellore were on high alert for heatwaves this week.

Heavy rains with stormy winds lashed Visakhapatnam on the night of April 3, leading to uprooting of several trees. At some places, power lines too snapped, and supply was disrupted. However, the rains also provided some relief to the people from the summer heat.

Referring to the sudden rains on Saturday across many parts of the state, Stella said these are temporary in summer. Rainfall in summer can generally attributed to weather patterns such as cumulonimbus clouds and entry of southerly winds with moisture from the sea. “Rains on Saturday in places like Visakhapatnam were also the due to the change of weather conditions. These rains can temporarily give relief from the heat,” said Stella.

Data with the Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC) show that Vizag city registered 50.3 mm of rainfall at Waltair and 2.8 mm of rainfall at Visakhapatnam Airport between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.


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