This story is from June 8, 2022

Gujarat: Sudden downpours lash Amreli, Bhavnagar districts

The unsparing heat took a backseat briefly in Amreli and Bhavnagar districts after several villages and towns regaled under sudden downpours on Tuesday.
Gujarat: Sudden downpours lash Amreli, Bhavnagar districts
Mango and onion crops were damaged in some villages
RAJKOT: The unsparing heat took a backseat briefly in Amreli and Bhavnagar districts after several villages and towns regaled under sudden downpours on Tuesday.
The atmosphere changed all of a sudden and rain accompanied by gusty winds pounded villages of Savarkundla in Amreli and Jesar and Vallabhipur in Bhavnagar district.
While the wet spell provided the much-needed respite from sweltering heat, farmers became sanguine about good monsoon.
However, mango and onion crops were damaged in some villages. Harvesting of these two crops has entered the last leg.
Locals said it suddenly turned overcast at around 3pm and strong winds began to blow. Within minutes, there was rain with thunderstorms. The downpour was so sharp that it resulted in waterlogging on many village roads as well portions of state highway connecting Amreli and Bhavnagar towns.
The waterlogging also resulted in traffic snarls in many villages. Winds also uprooted several trees which caused road blockages for some time.
Rajkot, Ahmedabad and other parts of Saurashtra region also witnessed a sudden change in the weather.
According to the weather department, lightning with surface wind of 30 km to 40 km per hour accompanied with light to moderate rain was likely at the isolated places of Surendrangar, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli and Bhavangar in the next five days.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha and Ahmedaba, Kutch, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts as well as Surat, Valsad, Navsari and in Daman & Dadra Nagar Haveli, an IMD bulletin stated.
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