The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the following weather warnings across Punjab from Friday to Sunday (29-31 May):
• Friday (29 May): A red alert for thunderstorm, lightning, squall, hailstorm and strong surface winds has been issued for Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Rupnagar districts. An orange alert for thunderstorm, lightning, squall, hailstorm and strong surface winds has been issued for Pathankot, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawashahr, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, SAS Nagar, Patiala and Sangrur districts. A yellow alert for thunderstorm, lightning, squall, heatwave and strong surface winds has been issued for the remaining districts.
• Saturday (30 May): A red alert for heavy rainfall, thunderstorm, lightning, squall, hailstorm and strong surface winds has been issued for Pathankot, SAS Nagar and Rupnagar districts. An orange alert for thunderstorm, lightning, squall, hailstorm and strong surface winds has been issued for Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ferozpur, Moga, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawashahr, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, SAS Nagar, Patiala and Sangrur districts. A yellow alert for thunderstorm, lightning, squall, heatwave and strong surface winds has been issued for the remaining districts.
• Sunday (31 May): An orange alert for thunderstorm, lightning, squall and strong surface winds has been issued for Pathankot, SAS Nagar, Rupnagar, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawashahr, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala and Sangrur districts. A yellow alert for thunderstorm, lightning, squall, heatwave and strong surface winds has been issued for the remaining districts.
