The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Thursday afternoon issued an advisory, predicting intense showers, hailstorm and gusty winds at many places of Jammu and Kashmir divisions during next 3-5 hours. The department urged people of the concerned areas to stay inside and stay away from loose structures, electric wires, poles and old trees.

In its advisory issued at 04:45 pm on Thursday, the MeT stated: “A spell of  rain/thundershower over many places of Kashmir and Jammu divisions (Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Poonch and adjoining areas) and  Sonamarg-Baltal-Holy Cave axis with brief intense showers/ thunderstorm/hailstorm/gusty winds at few places during next 3-5 hrs”.The advisory urged people to stay inside during thunderstorm/lightning and stay away from loose structures/electric wires/poles and old trees.

“Possibility of hailstorm with intense showers over few places Tangdhar, Kupwara, Handwara, Badgam, Uri, Kukernag, Ganderbal & Shopian".

"Also possibility of intense showers over isolated places of Tangdhar, Kupwara, Kukernag, Banihal & Kishtwar and  Badgam may generate flash floods & mudslides during next 3-hours,” advisory reads.