Hailstorm lashes Srinagar

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 8: Heavy hailstorm lashed Srinagar city in Kashmir this evening amid showers elsewhere in the Valley.
Meteorological Department officials said heavy rains with hailstorm lashed the Srinagar and its periphery in the evening which lasted for nearly half an hour.
The officials said the weather took a sudden turn shortly after 4 p.m. with high speed winds and rain.
“Within no time, it was a terrifying cascade of white pebbles,” locals said, adding, “We ran for cover. Roads were submerged in water as drains got blocked due to heavy water,” said Imran Khan, a local.
The weather office has forecast mild rainfall tomorrow.