Dust storm and rain hit Delhi, scuppers city transport

A hailstorm accompanied by heavy rain with wind speed of 79 kmph lashed DelhiNCR late Wednesday evening causing tree felling waterlogging and traffic jams in many areas after the city endured a hot and humid dayFlight operations were hit at the Delhi airport while Metro passengers on the Yellow Line were stranded for hoursOur flight schedules are currently impacted due to the heavy rains and thunderstorm sweeping across Delhi Chandigarh and Kolkata IndiGo said in a post on XAir India in a post on X said rain and thunderstorms may disrupt flights tofrom Delhi this eveningDue to bad weather thunderstorm with heavy rain in Delhi DEL all departures arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected Additionally traffic movement to the airport might be affected due to heavy rains SpiceJet said in a post on XStrong winds and dust storms hit several parts of the capital with the citys primary weather station in Safdarjung recording wind speeds of 79 kmph while Palam reported 74 kmph Pragati Maidan 78 kmph and Pitampura 65 kmph according to the India Meteorological Department IMDIn the three hours between 530 PM and 830 PM Safdarjung recorded 122 mm of rainfallOther stations also reported showers Mayur Vihar recorded 13 mm and Pitampura reported 5 mm of rainfallThe Delhi Traffic Police through its official social media platforms issued a traffic alert stating that traffic is affected on Mathura Road in the carriageway from Neela Gumbad towards Ashram due to the uprooting of a tree opposite P S NizamuddinAccording to a report from the Integrated Command and Control Centre ICCC at Palika Kendra 13 tree fall complaints were received from the NDMC area aloneTree branches fell in several areas including Vikas Marg Akshardham Road Sikandra Road Firoz Shah Road and on the loop towards Akshardham RoadA billboard fell on Vikas Marg near the Laxmi Nagar red light intersectionWaterlogging was witnessed in several areas including near the Akshardham Flyover Sikandra Road and under Tilak Bridge near ITOManoj Kumar a resident of Kamla Nagar commuting by Metro said The metro train I was travelling on did not move for over half an hour between Rajiv Chowk MetroPatel Chowk stretchIn its nowcast update the IMD said that the convection has moved southwards away from most parts of North Northwest West Southwest and Northeast Delhi and is currently over South and East Delhi as well as Noida It is likely to move away from Delhi within the next hourThe IMD also reported a sharp drop in temperature noting a 14degree Celsius fall from 37 degrees Celsius in Palam due to the sudden weather changeAccording to the weather department winds with speeds of 6070 kmph were reported across Delhi and nearby areas Palam recorded a wind speed of 20 knots approximately 35 kmph gusting up to 40 knots around 72 kmphThe IMD said a cyclonic circulation over Haryana and its neighbouring areas embedded in an eastwest trough extending from Punjab to Bangladesh in the lower tropospheric levels is influencing the weather Moisture is feeding into the system from both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal it addedThe weather shift came hours after Delhi experienced sweltering conditions with the heat index or the feels like temperature soaring to 502 degrees Celsius owing to a mix of high humidity and intense sunshineAccording to the IMD the maximum temperature Wednesday touched 407 degrees Celsius 05 degrees above normal while humidity levels oscillated between 64 and 34 per centThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params