Moderate rains with lightning and thunderstorm once again lashed city on Sunday evening. Nagpur received 27.2 mm rainfall on Sunday, causing water-logging in low-lying areas of the city and also, on major thoroughfares.

According to the Weather Department, formation of cyclone in Arabian Sea increased moisture in the upper layer of atmosphere, causing patchy rains in Vidarbha for the last couple of days.

The entire Vidarbha will receive light to moderate rains in coming days due to the presence of moisture in the atmosphere. For the next one week, the weather will remain cloudy.

Lightning incidents have increased drastically during this monsoon. Due to lightning on Sunday, many refrigerators, television sets and other electronic gadgets got damaged in Omkar Nagar area. Residents of Swaraj Nagar, Railway Colony, Sadbhavna Nagar and Omkar Nagar witnessed flashes of thunderbolt in the evening with loud, cracking sound of lightning.