Avalanche warning issued for hills of Kashmir

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 8: The minimum temperature plummeted today at most places in Kashmir while authorities here issued an avalanche warning for the hills.
The Meteorological Department has forecast snowfall at isolated places in Kashmir and the authorities have issued an avalanche warning for the hills.
The Disaster Management Authority today issued a medium avalanche warning for the hills of Ganderbal, Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara districts in the next 24 hours.
“People living in these areas are advised to take precautions and avoid venturing in the avalanche prone areas till further orders,” The Authority added.
A Meteorological Department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against 2.7°C the previous night. Today’s minimum temperature was above normal by 0.3°C for the city.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against minus 0.4°C °C the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 7.6°C against minus 5.9°C the previous night and it was 1.4°C below normal for the tourist resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against minus 0.7°C the previous night and it was 1.9°C above normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 6.5°C against minus 7.0°C the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the skiing resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 1.9°C against minus 1.0°C the previous night and it was 0.1°C above normal for the town.
Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 13.0°C and minus 6.4°C respectively.
The MeT official said “widespread light to moderate snowfall/rain in Jammu and Kashmir with chances of heavy snowfall over higher reaches are expested from evening of February 9-10.”
While Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long harsh winter period that started on December 21 has ended, Kashmir is under the grip of a 20-day-long period called ‘Chillai-Khurd’. It will be followed by a 10-day-long period ‘Chillai-Bacha’ (baby cold) which will end on February 28.

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