Thunderstorm with hail likely in J&K during next 24 hours

#WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED

23/09/2018

JAMMU, Sep 22: Thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning and hailstorm, is very likely to occur at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir during next 24 hours, predicted the Indian Meteorological Department in a bulletin here today.
The Met said that heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy rain, is very likely at isolated pockets of east Rajasthan during the period.
Heavy rain is very likely at a few nooks, with very heavy rain at isolated sites, is very likely in Himachal Pradesh during the period.
Heavy to very heavy rain is very likely at isolated tracts in Uttarakhand, Punjab, west Madhya Pradesh and north Madhya Maharashtra during the period.
Heavy rain is very likely at isolated sectors in Arunachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chand-igarh, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, west Rajasthan, Gujarat Region, Konkan, Goa and Vidarbha during the period.
However, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Basser Ahmad Khan today issued a weather advisory according to which higher reaches of the state are likely to receive moderate to heavy rains and snow during the next 48-hours.
“Moderate rain is likely to occur at many places in Kashmir Division and moderate to heavy rain accompanied with thundershowers are likely at most places in Jammu Division. While as moderate to heavy snow/rain at few places in Ladakh region is likely during the next 48-hours," a statement of the Divisional Commissioner said.
“This may lead to disruption of surface transportation mainly on Jammu-Qazigund section of the National Highway. Besides, there are high chances of snowfall on the Leh-Manali road leading to temporary closure of the road. There are chances of light snowfall on Zojilla pass as well," the statement added.
Accordingly, Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir Division including Leh and Kargil have been asked to take precautionary measures in their respective districts.

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