Snowing, hailstorms usher chill in Uttarakhand
Dehradun (PTI): Higher reaches in Uttarakhand experienced snowfall as rain lashed the plains dipping mercury by several notches ushering in chilly weather.
Nanda Devi, Kedarnath and Gangotri in Garhwal region and Munsuiyari and Panchashuli in Kumaon received moderate snowfall as temperatures fell appreciably.
Showers Monday night in the plains plunged mercury by two to three degrees celsius, Met Director Anand Sharma said.
Hailstorms also hit state capital Dehradun which recorded 5.4 mm of rains since Monday evening.
Pantnagar received 9.8 mm of rains, Mukteshwar 2.9 and New Tehri 3.3, Sharma said.
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