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Heavy hailstorm has hit the plains of Siliguri and Tindharia which lies at an altitude of 2,822 feet. Following a cold wave sweeping through North Bengal, Sikkim and Darjeeling district have witnessed snowfall. Meanwhile, the lower reaches, the plains of Siliguri have witnessed rain and hail storms. The roads were covered in white and traffic came to a standstill in areas of Siliguri. The mercury level too went considerably down forcing people to stay indoors mostly. On the other hand, Tindharia situated 23 km from Siliguri and Kurseong, started with an overcast sky followed by a hailstorm. Chandan Pradhan of the Singhalila Land Rover Owners' Association said, "There is a rush of tourists. However, with night temperatures of Sandakphu much below 0 degree Celsius, we are advising the tourists to stay in places like Tonglu enroute to Sandakphu". Dr Gopinath Raha of the Indian Meteorological Department, Gangtok said, "There was prediction of snowfall and hailstorm. This is owing to an upper air cyclonic circulation over Bihar and East Uttar Pradesh resulting in snow in the upper reaches and rain and hailstorm in lower altitudes. Weather condition is expected to improve from Saturday. However, night temperatures will fall".
