Orange alert in Himachal, Met predicts rain, thunderstorms
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS LASH MANY PARTS OF HILL STATE
SHIMLA : Light to moderate rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the local weather office issuing a warning for thunderstorms and lightning, hailstorms and gusty winds at isolated places till June 2.
Light to moderate rains lashed parts of Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts. Mandi received 25 mm of rain, Kufri 11 mm, Shimla 9.5 mm, Bhuntar 9 mm, Sundernagar 6 mm, Mashobra 5 mm, and Kasol 4 mm. The local MeT office issued an ‘orange’ alert for thunderstorms and lightning, hailstorms and gusty winds on May 30 and a ‘yellow’ warning of thunderstorms and lightning from May
31 to June 2.
A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from May 29 and the MeT has predicted a wet spell till June
4.Widespread light to moderate precipitation with thunderstorms, lightning and hailstorm and heavy rainfall is expected in Chamba, Kangra, Shimla, Kullu,
Mandi, Solan and Sirmaur districts. Meanwhile, light to moderate rainfall and snowfall is likely in the higher reaches of Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kangra, and Kullu districts.
Rains, hailstorm hit parts of north Kashmir
SRINAGAR : Several parts of northern Kashmir received rainfall and hailstorm on Monday. May had witnessed back-to-back western disturbances and hailstorms that caused damage to fruit and apple orchards.
A fresh western disturbance that is active over Kashmir could bring more rains in Jammu and Kashmir for the next couple of days and there could be a drop in the day temperature due to rains and gusty winds.
MeT officials said a fresh western wave is likely to give rain and thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir for the next couple of days
“Most of the parts in northern Kashmir received rain and hailstorm. From Monday till June 2, there will be intermittent light to moderate rain, thunder, lightning with the possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at scattered places,” the meteorological office said in a statement, adding that there is no forecast of any major rainfall.