Sudden thundershowers and hailstorms damage crops and houses in Tripura

An official on the State Emergency Operations Centre advised indianexpress.com that whereas rainfall was reported from totally different components of the state, thundershowers and hailstorms had been learnt to have hit West Tripura, Khowai and Sepahijala districts. Khowai and Sepahijala had been the worst hit with agricultural harm being reported from each districts, the official stated.

“We’re nonetheless tabulating information and figures from the districts. However there are stories of some crop harm in Khowai and Sepahijala. A couple of homes had been partially broken and a few timber had been uprooted,” stated the official, who didn’t want to be named.

Nevertheless, he stated no one was injured as there was no report of any casualty.

An obligation officer from the meteorological division stated the temperature ranged between 36.7 levels and 25.3 levels Celsius whereas humidity was between 87 per cent and 54 per cent on Friday. Predictions for Saturday recommend the mercury could be between 34 levels and 22 levels Celsius. Whereas the temperatures are but to succeed in the extent of heatwaves, they’ve soared method larger than typical this yr, main the federal government to close faculties for every week.

In the meantime, rainfall and thundershowers are more likely to proceed on Saturday. “Whereas the climate is more likely to contain a typically cloudy sky, there are warnings of thundershowers with lightning at remoted locations,” he stated.

Scattered rainfall was reported from totally different components of the state and the typical rainfall was 16mm.

Nevertheless, owing to the prevalent climate situations through the pre-monsoon season, temperatures are more likely to hover between 36 and 39 levels Celsius for the following few days, the officer stated.

On March 21, a girl was killed throughout a thunderstorm in Khowai district. In October final yr, Cyclone Sitrang left 509 homes broken within the state. Although intensive storms had been predicted, Cyclone Sitrang handed off somewhat uneventfully with some rainfall because the storm squalls acquired deflected in the direction of Bangladesh and had a minimal impression on Tripura.