Rain, hailstorm hit Delhi-NCR, traffic affected

  • | Thursday | 7th February, 2019

Heavy hailstorm near Yamuna Expressway in Noida. https://t.co/LJa6ZZmot2 — TOI Noida (@TOINoida) 1549544925000Rain and hailstorm in Sector 121, Noida https://t.co/KHZUYf5oq0 — TOI Noida (@TOINoida) 1549542244000Rain and hailstorm in Sector 121, Noida https://t.co/KHZUYf5oq0 — TOI Noida (@TOINoida) 1549542244000NEW DELHI: After light rains early in the day, Delhi and the national capital region witnessed another spell of rain and hailstorm on Thursday evening.Hailstorm in Noida Sector-93 ARain and heavy hailstorm in many parts of Delhi, Noida and Faridabad also affected the traffic movement.This came after Delhi recorded a significantly warm day on Wednesday with the maximum temperature recording 25.1 degrees Celsius – two notches above normal for this time of the season, while the minimum was 12 — three notches above normal.The met office had predicted moderate showers for Thursday, accompanied with isolated hailstorm activity and strong surface winds ranging from 25 to 35 km/hr.Traffic movement was slow on New Rohtak Road due to water-logging at Anand Parbat, Delhi traffic police alerted.Commuters had to face difficulty on MB Road due to water-logging at Batra Hospital and PS Sangam Vihar.

Heavy hailstorm near Yamuna Expressway in Noida. https://t.co/LJa6ZZmot2 — TOI Noida (@TOINoida) 1549544925000 Rain and hailstorm in Sector 121, Noida https://t.co/KHZUYf5oq0 — TOI Noida (@TOINoida) 1549542244000 Rain and hailstorm in Sector 121, Noida https://t.co/KHZUYf5oq0 — TOI Noida (@TOINoida) 1549542244000 NEW DELHI: After light rains early in the day, Delhi and the national capital region witnessed another spell of rain and hailstorm on Thursday evening.Hailstorm in Noida Sector-93 ARain and heavy hailstorm in many parts of Delhi, Noida and Faridabad also affected the traffic movement.This came after Delhi recorded a significantly warm day on Wednesday with the maximum temperature recording 25.1 degrees Celsius – two notches above normal for this time of the season, while the minimum was 12 — three notches above normal.The met office had predicted moderate showers for Thursday, accompanied with isolated hailstorm activity and strong surface winds ranging from 25 to 35 km/hr.Traffic movement was slow on New Rohtak Road due to water-logging at Anand Parbat, Delhi traffic police alerted.Commuters had to face difficulty on MB Road due to water-logging at Batra Hospital and PS Sangam Vihar.

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