JAIPUR: Weathermen on Monday said when monsoon gets active after a long gap or covers a region for the first time, it forms cumulonimbus clouds that are mainly responsible for the thunderstorms and lightnings. The activity usually subsides after monsoon settles down with and widespread rainfall activity is seen.
TOI spoke to scientists at Jaipur Met office and IMD to find out what makes an area prone to lightning.
“First, cumulonimbus office clouds are responsible for lightning and thunderstorms in a particular region. And these clouds form when monsoon becomes active after a long break. On Sunday, monsoon arrived in Jaipur after a delay of almost 22 days and these clouds triggered lightning,” said Jaipur Met office director Radhey Shyam Sharma.
Asked how these clouds a formed, an officer, said, “These clouds form when warm air rises from the earth and two different air masses meet. These clouds have updraft and downdraft which causes induction of charge realised in the form of thunderstorm,” said an officer.
Scientists at IMD and Jaipur Met office said when non-seasonal rainfall activity is seen, it also brings lightning. “Cumulonimbus clouds are also formed during a cyclonic system that can even brings lightning and hailstorm,” said a scientist at IMD-Delhi.
Authorities said even for lightning, they have various models that facilitates them in getting timely forecast. “We have our system that enables us to know about the direction, area and time where lightning can strike at a particular region. We release forecast for this on a regular basis,” the officer added.
Jaipur Met office said in next week when south west monsoon covers the entire state, lightnings would subside.
TOI spoke to scientists at Jaipur Met office and IMD to find out what makes an area prone to lightning.
“First, cumulonimbus office clouds are responsible for lightning and thunderstorms in a particular region. And these clouds form when monsoon becomes active after a long break. On Sunday, monsoon arrived in Jaipur after a delay of almost 22 days and these clouds triggered lightning,” said Jaipur Met office director Radhey Shyam Sharma.
Asked how these clouds a formed, an officer, said, “These clouds form when warm air rises from the earth and two different air masses meet. These clouds have updraft and downdraft which causes induction of charge realised in the form of thunderstorm,” said an officer.
Scientists at IMD and Jaipur Met office said when non-seasonal rainfall activity is seen, it also brings lightning. “Cumulonimbus clouds are also formed during a cyclonic system that can even brings lightning and hailstorm,” said a scientist at IMD-Delhi.
Authorities said even for lightning, they have various models that facilitates them in getting timely forecast. “We have our system that enables us to know about the direction, area and time where lightning can strike at a particular region. We release forecast for this on a regular basis,” the officer added.
Jaipur Met office said in next week when south west monsoon covers the entire state, lightnings would subside.
