Overview
- Sree Kanteerava Stadium turned white within minutes as hail piled up on the pitch, with similar scenes reported at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- The India Meteorological Department issued an Orange Alert for thunderstorms, lightning and winds near 50 kmph that disrupted roads and low-lying areas.
- Former India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad shared a video stepping out to collect hail and tasting a pellet, drawing cheers from some users and criticism from others.
- Times Now reported flooding, infrastructure damage, power outages and at least 10 deaths tied to the storm, a claim not confirmed by other outlets cited here.
- The burst followed an unusual heat spell in Bengaluru, a pattern that can fuel strong thunderstorms whose updrafts form short, intense hail showers.