Millions of mobile phones buzzed across Delhi-NCR and several surrounding parts of northern India on Thursday as people received an emergency warning alert warning of a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, downpour and winds up to 100 kmph, in several parts of western Uttar Pradesh.
The message, broadcast at around 8.50 pm in both Hindi and English, flashed on smartphones with a loud notification tone, cautioning users about the possibility of a moderate to intense spell of rain and hail along with thunderstorms over the next three hours.
The emergency alert, read, “Severe Thunderstorm (wind speed 70-90 KMph gusting to 100 kmph or more) with Lightning and Moderate to intense spell of rain and Hail is very likely to occur at a few places over Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bijnor, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Hathras, Mathura, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Shamli in next 3 hours.”
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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Published By:
Shipra Parashar
Published On:
Jun 11, 2026 21:00 IST
