Kashmir? No, Shimla? No, these pictures are from Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
The roads of Madhya Pradesh, usually bustling with the sounds of honking cars and bustling pedestrians, turns into any other road of Kashmir and Shimla. But the whiteness on the roads was not from snowfall. Instead, it was the aftermath of a furious hailstorm that raged on for thirty minutes on Sunday.
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Orange alert
According to the IMD report, thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and gusty winds reaching 30 – 40 kmph speed, are very likely to occur at isolated places in western and eastern MP, the state is on 'orange' alert. An orange alert signifies a 'be prepared' warning.
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Crops damaged
The wheat crops in the district like Bhopal, Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha, etc got grounded due to the strong wind and hailstorms. On the contrary, many other crops were also damaged in other parts of the state which include Mandsaur, Ratlam, Neemuch, Alirajpur and Agar Malwa due to hailstorm.
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Reason behind the hailstorm
Senior meteorologist at the IMD's Bhopal centre N P Meshram said the change in the weather was due to upper air circulation lying over Rajasthan and the neighborhood. A trough line passing through Madhya Pradesh was bringing moisture from the Arabian Sea, he added. He expected the present weather to prevail for four more days.
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Other states on the watchout too
Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, UP, and Bihar regions also experienced the same weather condition, the government has ordered orange alerts in a few of them and warned people about the same. Farmers are requested to keep harvested crops in a secure place.