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Hail, thundershowers alert in isolated parts of Jharkhand today

PINAKI MAJUMDAR   Jamshedpur, March 20: Hail accompanied with thundershowers, lightning and gusty wind (max wind speed: 40-50 kmph) is expected at isolated places over southern and…

Hail, thundershowers alert in isolated parts of Jharkhand today

PINAKI MAJUMDAR

 

Jamshedpur, March 20: Hail accompanied with thundershowers, lightning and gusty wind (max wind speed: 40-50 kmph) is expected at isolated places over southern and adjoining central parts of the state today.

Thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with gusty wind (max wind speed: 30-40 kmph) is also likely to occur at isolated places over northern parts of the state today.

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According to the forecast, tomorrow (March 21) hail accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty wind (max wind speed: 50-60 kmph) is expected at isolated places over southern and adjoining central parts of the state.

Thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with gusty wind (max wind speed: 40-50 kmph) is also predicted at isolated places over northern central parts of the state tomorrow.

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IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre issued nowcast weather alert today in several parts of Jharkhand including East Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Latehar, Lohardaga, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Giridih, Dumka and Jamtara.

The maximum temperature in Ranchi and its adjoining areas was hovering around 34-35 degrees Celsius while in Jamshedpur the maximum temperature was around 37 degrees Celsius.

In Daltonganj the maximum temperature was around 36 degrees Celsius.

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Chaibasa in the neighbouring West Singhbhum district recorded the state’s highest maximum temperature of 38.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

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