Hailstorms, winds in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh; dry weather likely from October 17

Panchkula, Oct 15 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday warned of hailstorms, thunderstorms and winds gusting up to 60 kmph at isolated places across Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi, as an active western disturbance and an upper-air cyclonic circulation brought unsettled weather to northwest India. In its evening All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin, the IMD predicted fairly widespread to widespread rainfall across Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab on October 15, with isolated hailstorms, lightning and gusty winds posing risks to standing crops, horticultural plantations and electricity infrastructure. Thunderstorms accompanied by winds of 40-50 kmph, gusting to…