Hailstorm, heavy rains lash Shimla on Friday morning
The local MeT office predicts light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Una, Hamirpur and Mandi
People use umbrellas to protect themselves during rain at The Ridge in Shimla on Friday. Tribune photo: Lalit Kumar
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Hailstorm followed by heavy rains lashed Shimla on Friday morning, causing inconvenience to school-going children.
Dark convective clouds overcast the sky, reducing visibility to few metres and forcing vehicles to move at snail’s pace with headlights on.
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The 40 minutes’ heavy downpour that started around 7:20 am flooded chocked drains in the town and garbage scattered on the roads.
“The school buses were running late. I got totaly drenched waiting for the bus,” said Anjali, a class VI student.
Heavy rains were also witnessed in Solan and Mandi.
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On Friday morning, the local MeT office predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) at many places in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Una, Hamirpur, Mandi and one or two spells of intense rainfall and hail at likely isolated places in next three hours.
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