Thundershowers lash many parts of AP

Visakhapatnam: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning lashed parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on Friday night. The thunderstorms brought down the maximum temperatures by 3 °C to 5 °C on Saturday.

A man was killed while over 15 goats and four bullocks died when lightning struck them in Thotakura Padu village under Hukumpeta mandal in ASR district.

The thunderstorms brought the state respite from heat conditions. Weather reports said not a single location in the state experienced heat wave on Saturday. It may be recalled that heatwave prevailed in Bapatla, Kavali and Ongole on Friday and Kavali and Jangamaheswarapuram on Thursday.

On Saturday, Tirupati recorded the maximum temperature of 43.4 °C followed by Nellore 42.6°C, Kadapa 41.8°C, Nandyal 41°C, Kurnool 41°C and Kavali 40°C. The remaining parts of the state recorded maximum temperatures between 34°C and 39°C on Saturday.

The IMD-Amaravati forecast that heavy rain is likely at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema on Sunday while thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 kmph is likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema.

Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 kmph is likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh (CAP) and Rayalaseema till June 5.

The report added that two days after the Southwest monsoon made its onset over Kerala, widespread rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Saturday. The conditions are favourable for further advancement of Southwest monsoon into some more parts of the central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of south Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep and Kerala, some parts of Karnataka and Rayalaseema, some more parts of Tamil Nadu and Southwest Bay of Bengal by Tuesday.