Major Hailstorm Hits Delhi-NCR After Powerful Dust Storm Grips Region; Trees Uprooted, Vehicles Damaged

New Delhi: A major hail storm hit Delhi, Noida, Gurugram on Wednesday evening after a powerful dust storm gripped the region. Many areas in the NCR witnessed power cut, uprooting of trees and vehicles getting damaged due to a strong impact of the thunderstorm.

Gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and rare hail storm was experienced across Delhi-NCR during the peak hours as people were returning home from office, leading to massive traffic jams.     

Take a look at wind speed at different places in Delhi when a powerful thunderstorm hit the National Capital Region earlier today between 7:45 PM and 8:30 PM. 

Not just in Delhi-NCR, a powerful dust storm accompanied by rain was also witnessed in Haryana's Karnal. The sudden change in weather has brought down the mercury in Delhi-NCR and also at many districts in Northern Indian including various states Uttar Pradesh, Haryana.   

Apart from Delhi-NCR, Karnal, the sudden change in weather was also witnessed in Chandigarh, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and other nearby districts.  

Air India issues advisory to passengers 

Due to an unpredicted change in Delhi-NCR weather, Air India issued an advisory for passengers informing them of some disruption in their flight schedule due to rain and thunderstorms.

The airlines have posted a link on its X, formerly Twitter, page for passengers to check if there has been any change to their flight schedule.

Another carrier Indigo Airlines also informed passengers regarding the delays due to heavy rain and thunderstorm in Delhi, Chandigarh and Kolkata. Indigo issued a statement and said, “We understand weather delays are never easy, we sincerely appreciate your patience. Do check your flight status before heading to the airport."

Metro services affected on multiple lines in Delhi

The Delhi Metro has also issued an advisory saying, “Due to sudden windstorm, there has been some damage to OHE or external objects falling/coming onto metro tracks at certain locations. As a result, Metro services are affected and being regulated on these affected sections on Red, Yellow and Pink Lines near Shaheed Nagar, Jahangirpuri and Nizamudin stations respectively. Efforts are being made to remove these objects and restore OHE on an immediate basis to restore normalcy.”