Overview
- A towering wall of dust swallowed Churu around 2 pm on Monday, cutting visibility to near zero and forcing residents to rush indoors.
- Local reports say winds reached about 70 kmph and the main storm lasted roughly 30 minutes before parts of Churu district received brief rain.
- A similar dust wall struck Bikaner the same afternoon while Dholpur and other districts recorded heavy showers, showing the event was widespread in western Rajasthan.
- The India Meteorological Department and the Jaipur centre have forecast more thunderstorms, dust storms, 60–70 kmph winds and isolated light to moderate rain over the next few days.
- These pre-monsoon episodes form when hot desert winds interact with a western disturbance and can quickly cut visibility, disrupt travel and harm health, so authorities and residents should be prepared for more volatile weather.