Snowing In Delhi? Hailstorm Turns City's Roads White, Makes It Look Like A Hill Station!
Click here to watch the images and videos of dust and hail storm in Delhi that made it look like a hill station to some people!
Delhi witnessed a sudden change in weather on May 14 as a massive duststorm followed by a hailstorm took the national capital by surprise. Even though the dust storm lasted a short while, it was strong enough to cause some damage. TOI reports uprooting of trees that damaged power lines and vehicles, in some parts of the city.
Heavy rain and hailstorm hit part of Delhi, visuals from near Kashmere Gate. pic.twitter.com/zfwSJL4eQf
¡ª ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2020
However, the dust storm was soon followed by rain and hailstorm, that covered parts of the city in white, giving it the illusion of a hill station. People took to social media to post pictures and videos of the national capital road, covered in hail storm looking like a scenic hill beauty.
Such heavy Hailstorm in Delhi...looks like snowfall...
¡ª Amandeep Singh ?????? ???? (@singhaman1904) May 14, 2020
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This was the second dust storm that hit Delhi and surrounding areas in less than a week.
As per TOI, Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting centre of the IMD, said that it was a result of a fresh western disturbance.
"Winds gusting up to 60 kilometers per hour barrelled through the national capital whipping up dust storms. A few areas witnessed hailstorm," Srivastava said.
Here are some visuals from the ¡®hill station¡¯ that Delhi seemingly turned into, when the hailstorm gave the illusion of a 'snowfall' to some. Quite frankly, this might just be the closest Delhi can get to a snowfall anyway.
#WATCH Heavy rain and hailstorm hit part of Delhi, visuals from near Kashmere Gate. pic.twitter.com/eqZpWkZHi4
¡ª ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2020
Hailstorm and heavy rain in some parts of Delhi today. pic.twitter.com/nnVmidKsxs
¡ª Rahul Trehan ?? (@imrahultrehan) May 14, 2020
Delhi #weather unpredictable hail storm.#delhi pic.twitter.com/z3oW1EGiFu
¡ª rashmi chadha (@travelgirlindia) May 14, 2020
Hail storm near Old Delhi railway station. @htTweets pic.twitter.com/VIh79phpLV
¡ª Burhaan Kinu (@burhaankinu) May 14, 2020
Heavy hailstorm in delhi????Delhi Like Kashmir????#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/XxbsjUW057
¡ª MOHAMAD KAIF (@mr_kaifu10) May 14, 2020
Will definitely tell my kids.. It was actually happened in Delhi.. ??#Delhi #delhirains #hailstorm pic.twitter.com/uBpsECV9De
¡ª akash pawar(??????) (@akashpa51298954) May 14, 2020
Hailstorm !!!!!
¡ª Rahul Sharma - ????? ????? (@RahulSharmaINC) May 14, 2020
Awesome weather in Delhi , pic.twitter.com/XI4tlwtRyQ
#Delhi #Hailstorm this is crazy visuals from my home?? it feels like I am in some hill station pic.twitter.com/6QTpUOgKYo
¡ª Netali (@Netalii03) May 14, 2020
According to the Indian Met Department dust storms and hailstorms are a common occurrence in the period between April 15 and June 15 in northwest India, contrary to what people might believe.
Given how we are still in lockdown, it is nature and occurrences like this that is keeping most people entertained.
