Weather ALERT! Powerful Dust Storm Hits Thane & Navi Mumbai Areas, Followed By Heavy Rains In Panvel - VIDEOS
· Free Press Journal
Mumbai: A powerful dust storm hit Thane and Navi Mumbai areas on Saturday evening. Scary visuals from Dombivali, Ulwe, Panvel showed the sky covered with a huge dust cloud, strong winds, reduced visibility on roads, causing inconvenience to residents and commuters.
4:30 PM.. Powerful Duststorm in Dombivli ⛈️⚠️
Storm is expanding towards many parts of MMR ⚡
Mumbai, Thane still on standby alert
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— Mumbai Rains (@rushikesh_agre_) May 9, 2026
According to updates shared by 'Mumbai Rains' official handle on X, the storm occurred around 4.30 pm. Videos posted by residents on social media showed intense wind activity. One user said "Very strong dust storm in Dombivali's 90 feet road."
In Nabi Mumbai's Panvel, a resident described sudden darkness-like conditions as the storm hit, with strong winds lifting dust across the area. He added that the traffic movement was also reportedly slowed in areas of Panvel. A dust storm was also reported in Navi Mumbai's Ulwe area.
By around 5.15 pm, Panvel experienced heavy rain following the storm, video shared by Mumbai Rains showed.
पनवेल येथे काही मिनिटांपूर्वी आलेल्या धुळीच्या वादळामुळे परिसरात अचानक थोडा अंधार दाटून आला असून, जोरदार वाऱ्यासह मोठ्या प्रमाणात धूळ हवेत उडाल्याने वाहनचालक आणि नागरिकांची चांगलीच तारांबळ उडाली. अनेक ठिकाणी दृश्यमानता कमी झाली असून, काही भागांत वाहतूकही मंदावल्याचे चित्र पाहायला… pic.twitter.com/1SXl6r3zlT
— subhash jagtap (@subhash1512j) May 9, 2026
@rushikesh_agre_ Dust storm in Ulwe pic.twitter.com/bhdATxZKrp
— Arora Sahab (@arora_saaab) May 9, 2026
Dust Storm incoming #Panvel #NaviMumbai (3:50 PM) https://t.co/afl4l5ok8A pic.twitter.com/v3JyGPPaZU
— Ritesh Bendre (@GadgetFreak4U) May 9, 2026