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Windstorm and Hailstorm Damage Houses in Kashmir Valley

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Srinagar, June 16 (IANS) High-speed winds blew the roofs off some houses in the Sopore area as a windstorm and hailstorm lashed many parts of the Valley on Tuesday. Gusty wind, followed by rain, thunderstorms and hail, lashed many parts of the Valley in the evening, and the roofs of some houses were reportedly blown off by high-speed winds in Sopore.A hailstorm also occurred in the Nishar area on the outskirts of Srinagar city.Erratic weather has persisted in the Valley over the last week, as ma…

Minimum Temperatures Drop in Jammu and Kashmir, Heavy Rain/Snow Forecast

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Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The minimum temperature dropped to minus 5.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s ski resort of Gulmarg as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast moderate to heavy rain/snow from January 22 evening.Srinagar city had a minimum temperature of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.4 and Gulmarg minus 5.5.Jammu city and Katra town both had 7.4 degrees Celsius, Batote 2.5, Banihal minus 1.6 and Bhaderwah minus 1.2 as the minimum temperature.The MeT D…

Jammu and Kashmir to Experience Heavy Snowfall from January 22

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Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Meteorological Department on Monday issued a weather advisory indicating that the continuing dry spell is likely to be broken by moderate to heavy snowfall, including in the plains of the Kashmir Valley, from the evening of January 22 to January 28.The advisory said weather conditions are set to change significantly with two Western Disturbances expected to affect J&K in quick succession in the next few days.The first and more intense system is l…