Uttarakhand Weather: Yellow alert issued for strong thunderstorms
Uttarakhand Weather On Tuesday, there is a possibility of darkness in some places in the state. Also, light to moderate rain may occur at different places in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts. Light rain and thundershowers may occur at isolated places in the plains.
Jagran Correspondent, Dehradun: Uttarakhand Weather: The mood of the weather will change in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as well. The capital Dehradun was covered with light clouds since morning. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Center, there is a possibility of hail and thunder in some places in the state today.
Yellow alert issued, warning of storm
There is also a possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning. During this, a yellow alert has been issued warning of the speed of 60 kmph.
Director of Meteorological Center Bikram Singh said that there is a possibility of thunderstorms in some places in the state on Tuesday. Also, light to moderate rain may occur at different places in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts. Light rain and thundershowers may occur at isolated places in the plains.
Air services at Jollygrant Airport were affected due to bad weather. Two flights from Mumbai and Delhi reached the airport late. Due to which the passengers had to suffer. The airport’s duty terminal manager Sushant Sharma said that the Go Airways flight coming from Mumbai to Dehradun was diverted to Delhi airport due to weather failure at Jollygrant airport.
After the weather in Dehradun got better, this flight reached Dehradun after taking a flight from Delhi after three hours. At the same time, in view of the bad weather, the SpiceJet flight coming from Delhi to Dehradun was also stopped in Delhi for two hours. After clearing the weather, this flight also reached Dehradun from Delhi.
Tree fell on Mussoorie road in Dehradun, five workers buried
Normal life was affected in most areas of Doon due to the storm on Tuesday evening. For about an hour, the wind blowing at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour blew away the tin sheds and hoardings of many shops. At the same time, two trees fell near Kuthal Gate and on Old Mussoorie Road. Five workers were buried under a fallen tree near Kuthal Gate.
He has been admitted to Doon Hospital. The condition of one of these workers is said to be critical. At the same time, due to the falling of trees on the road, there was a jam at both the places for about half an hour. At the same time, due to the rain in the night, there was relief from the heat and humidity.
On Monday, with bright sunshine throughout the day in Doon, the humidity made the residents of Doon miserable. At around four o’clock in the evening, the weather changed and the clouds had camped in the sky. After a while the storm started blowing. This gave relief from the heat, but due to the dust blowing on the road, the problem was also faced.
At the same time, trees fell due to strong wind at two places in the city. Rajpur SHO Mohan Singh said that a big tree fell near Kuthal Gate due to strong wind. There, five workers engaged in the improvement of the power system were buried under the tree. Police and fire brigade team somehow rescued the injured from under the tree and took them to Doon Hospital.
The SHO said that the condition of one worker is critical. Traffic was diverted on Rajpur road due to falling of trees in the middle of the road. After a while a tree fell on Old Mussoorie Road. It took about half an hour to remove both the trees. Meanwhile, the traffic came to a complete standstill. Traffic coming down from Mussoorie also got stuck in the jam. The SHO said that after the removal of both the trees, the traffic could be smoothened.