Kolkata sees rainfall amid nor`wester
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A nor`wester hit the southern districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, on Monday evening, bringing down trees and damaging a few vehicles.
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The Met department said the squall, recorded at its Alipore observatory in Kolkata, lasted for three minutes from 5.41 pm and had a maximum wind gust of 84 kmph
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The squall bore a maximum wind gust of 62 kmph at Dumdum in northern part of the city and lasted one minute at 6 pm, it said.
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Besides Kolkata, the nor`wester hit other south Bengal districts including Purulia, Bankura, Birbhum, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman.
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Light to moderate rain accompanied the squall in various districts, including in Kolkata, it said.
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