Over the previous few days, violent thunderstorms and heavy rainfall have swept throughout Delhi and Mumbai, inflicting widespread disruption and sparking concern amongst residents and authorities alike. From waterlogged roads and site visitors snarls to energy cuts and broken automobiles, the turbulent climate has made its presence felt in no unsure phrases.
In Delhi, torrential downpours on Could 21 led to flight delays, metro service interruptions and gridlocked streets. Many elements of town reported fallen timber and lengthy energy outages, leaving residents grappling with the after-effects of the storm nicely into the subsequent day.
In accordance with the India Meteorological Division (IMD), whereas the thunderstorm exercise has eased, the capital is prone to expertise a heat evening with partly cloudy skies and the potential of “thundery growth in the direction of night or evening.”
Mumbai, too, has been coping with heavy rain and thunderstorms since Could 20 evening. The climate bureau has issued a yellow alert for town, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, heavy showers and powerful winds reaching speeds of fifty to 60 kmph at remoted areas. A number of districts in Maharashtra are prone to proceed experiencing intense rainfall and powerful winds till not less than Could 24.
Amid the chaos brought on by these sudden climate modifications, the IMD launched an informative video to assist the general public perceive how thunderstorms are detected and what makes them so intense.
IMD defined within the video that thunderstorms might be detected visually and with the assistance of climate radars, satellites and lightning sensors. The video then went on to explain the anatomy of a thundercloud, stating that whereas the bottom of the cloud is normally round one km or decrease from the bottom, the highest can prolong upwards of 10 to fifteen km and even increased. This vertical build-up is what permits thunderstorms to pack such a punch, usually bringing with them extreme lightning, downpours and powerful winds.
Watch the video right here:
FAQ:
What’s the top of a Thunder Cloud and How can we detect it ?#FAQ #imd #mausam #thunderstorm #thundercloud @moesgoi @ndmaindia @DDNational @airnewsalerts @WMO pic.twitter.com/qXrjFKWX2N— India Meteorological Division (@Indiametdept) Could 22, 2025
Dramatic Visuals Flood Social Media
As storms rolled throughout city skylines, social media platforms lit up with dramatic footage and pictures.
In Mumbai, residents captured intense lightning flashes illuminating town’s skyline at evening and heavy rain pounding already drenched streets.
Listed here are a number of visuals from Mumbai shared by netizens:
Landed Mumbai and welcomed by #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/GPgbEBMe7T
— Dr. Rahul Baxi (@baxirahul) Could 21, 2025
When god surprises you!#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/XYvQMiak6F
— Ross (@kuchbhishubhh) Could 20, 2025
#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/1x6ezcSpid
— Mumbai Heritage (@mumbaiheritage) Could 20, 2025
बारिश की हर बूंद कहती है,
चल, कुछ ग़म धो देते हैं।
आज फिर दिल को तेरी ज़रूरत है,
चल, कुछ देर खामोश रो लेते हैं…#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/ifgPelXBWF— Varsha Ojha (@V_arsha_) Could 21, 2025
Mumbaikars’ be secure ~ Mumbai a short while in the past, Heavy rains. #MumbaiRains#Mumbai#MumbaiRain pic.twitter.com/GAN03CsF6W
— KRoshan (@Kroshan4k) Could 20, 2025
Delhi and the encircling NCR area have been no totally different, with putting visuals shared by residents displaying the depth of the storm. From lightning streaking by way of the evening sky to residents holding hailstones, the photographs captured the storm’s depth and disruption.
#Delhi's ever altering temper – insufferable warmth and humidity by way of the day & rain and hail storm by the evening. ⛈️
Ufff… #rain #DelhiRains #DelhiWeather #RainAlert #Climate #WeatherAlert #clouds #stome pic.twitter.com/WPdfamET8U— _puja_seth_ (@PujaSet50968724) Could 21, 2025
It rained in #Delhi as if hadn’t rained for years. With such drive. #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/N6suUAJUld
— Nilanjan Datta (@BollDadaaBoll) Could 21, 2025
Visuals from better noida #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/Xd95dINMf5
— NOVA (@vnova240) Could 21, 2025
#DelhiWeather #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/lrcI74WOkn
— CA RAJEEV GUPTA (@RajeevGuptaCA) Could 21, 2025
It began with Mud Storm – intense and mud laden duststorm! (Video 1) Later Hailstorm, Thunder, Lightning and Harsh Rains. Delhi witnesses A sudden climate shift with mud storms, thunder, rain after days of warmth. #DelhiRains #DelhiHailstorm #Hailstorm #Duststorm #Delhi… pic.twitter.com/vlUYdOeKCJ
— Urvashi.Khona (@urvashikhona) Could 21, 2025
IMD Replace On Southwest Monsoon
The IMD, in its 8.45 a.m. bulletin on Could 22, has mentioned that circumstances have gotten more and more beneficial for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala inside the subsequent two to a few days.
The monsoon is prone to advance additional into extra elements of the south Arabian Sea, in addition to elements of the Lakshadweep Islands, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, the north, south and central Bay of Bengal and elements of the Northeastern states over the identical interval.
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