Delhi-NCR residents on Saturday received some relief from the scorching heat in the form of rain, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed parts of the city and its adjoining areas under a red alert over “severe” thunderstorm as well as dust storm.
According to the IMD nowcast seen at around 4:30 am, north, northwest, west and southwest Delhi districts were on red alert, while rest of the city was placed under an orange-coloured warning.
The red warning was for “severe thunderstorm” with maximum surface winds of 62-87 kms/hr and hail, along with dust storm as well as rain.
Along with Delhi, Uttar Pradesh’s Noida and Ghaziabad were also under a red and an orange warning, respectively, while a yellow warning was in effect in Haryana’s Gurugram, according to the IMD nowcast.
