Until about noon on Wednesday, very gusty winds will affect travel on the I-90 corridor between Livingston and Big Timber. Blowing and drifting snow is expected, and high profile vehicles may get blown around a bit.
Immediately after the avalanche avalanche n the upper reaches of Gulmarg, rescue teams of army and local administration managed to successfully rescue six Russian skiers and one local. However, one Russian skier lost his life in the avalanche. The officials in Baramulla district had issued a medium danger level avalanche warning for the area.
The local Meteorological station has predicted dry weather in lower and mid hills for the next four days and rain or snow at isolated places in higher hills on Thursday and Saturday, followed by another wet spell on February 26 and 27.
The warning said that the avalanche is likely above 2500 metres over the Anantnag and Kulgam districts. JK DMA also issued a warning of an avalanche with a medium danger level over Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban Bandipore, Baramulla, Kupwara and Ganderbal districts in the next 24 hours.