IMD warns of fresh bout of storm in UP and other nearby states today
News | May 12, 2018 14:20 ISTA severe weather warning has been issued for the western Himalayan region of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for Sunday and Monday.
A severe weather warning has been issued for the western Himalayan region of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for Sunday and Monday.
A severe weather warning has been issued for the western Himalayan region of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for Sunday and Monday.
"Four deaths were reported from Etawah, three each from Mathura and Aligarh, two each in Firozabad and Agra and one death each in Hathras and Kanpur Dehat last night," an official spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued directives to expedite the rescue and relief operations on a war footing.
Today's storm comes days after dust storms and thunderstorms lashed several areas in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. At least 80 people died then in Uttar Pradesh alone.
In a statement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said thunderstorm was observed at a few places over Himachal Pradesh, at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, west Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Rajasthan.
The MeT department said that a similar weather pattern is likely to be witnessed in West Bengal, and in six of the seven northeastern states except Mizoram.
Thunderstorm accompanied with rain and gusty winds have hit Delhi NCR region and the nearby areas of Bhiwani, Rohtak, Bagpat, Panipat, Meerut and Bijnor. Power outages have been reported from several areas.
In an advisory, the IMD said thunderstorm with gusty winds are “very likely” in parts of Himachal Pradesh, east Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
Thunderstorm accompanied with rain and gusty winds are likely to occur in the Delhi NCR region and the nearby areas of Bhiwani, Rohtak, Bagpat, Panipat, Meerut and Bijnor at around 10 pm, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
Thunderstorm with rain and gusty winds would occur over and adjoining areas of most parts of Delhi and NCR including Bhiwani, Rohtak, Bagpat, Panipat, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor in the next two hours: IMD
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Several parts of north India including Delhi are likely to witness witness thunderstorm and squall today with winds gusting up to 50-70 kilometres per hour, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather department said that the
Thunderstorm in North India: Squall, dust storm hits Delhi (NCR)
The IMD issued an amber-coloured alert, indicating severe weather, for parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, western Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal.
The thunderstorm, predicted by the Met department, has started impacting normal life in the parts of regions put on high alert.
Thunderstorm accompanied with squall and hail are very likely at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh while thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds are very likely on Monday at isolated places in Uttarakhand and Punjab.
As many as 124 people lost their lives due to thunderstorm and lightning in five states earlier this week, the home ministry said quoting figures reported by the affected states.
India braces for more dust storms as death toll rises to 124.
Dust storms kill atleast 124, MHA issues high alert.
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