Overview
- Following Wednesday's intense thunderstorm, the India Meteorological Department said the city observatory logged 111.5 mm in 24 hours, surpassing the April record of 108.6 mm set in 2011.
- About 78 mm fell in roughly 30 minutes, flooding central corridors such as MG Road and Trinity Circle as hail and gusty winds clogged roads and stalled traffic.
- Totals swung widely across the city, with the HAL station at 34.2 mm and the airport at only trace rain while an automatic site in Bengaluru recorded 102 mm and several neighborhoods reached 59–71 mm in state data.
- Damage spanned streets and shops, with 170 trees uprooted and 408 branches down in the Central, South and West zones as crews worked through the night to clear routes.
- A Church Street bookshop reported 4,000–5,000 damaged books worth nearly ₹15 lakh, and forecasters now expect intermittent evening thundershowers with gusty winds over the next 36–48 hours.