New Delhi: In an uncharacteristic May weather, Delhi today experienced a sudden fall in the temperature in the morning. As clouds filled the sky, the visibility dropped significantly creating a period of darkness at 10 am itself. A light drizzle coupled with massive storm forced drivers to slow them to drive at snail's pace as the wind uprooted trees and dust swirled. It was a sight Delhi was just not used to in the middle of normally sunny May.

"I loved it. Its so good to have such a drizzle during summers. Its so cold now," said Kuntal, a content writer. However, Mahi Sharma has some other thoughts.

"It was scary. When I boarded the metro from Central Secretariat, it was warm and sunny after a light drizzle. But when I got off at Delhi University, the weather had taken a complete turn," said Mahi Sharma, a student.

"Initially I thought it must be a power cut since it was so dark. But when I stepped out, the storm nearly pushed me back. With no rickshaw puller in sight, I was stranded in the metro station for a good 20 minutes," Mahi said.

For Rajiv Mehra, a resident of Chanakyapuri, the situation was worse. "When the storm started to die down, I decided to go out and take a look. I was shocked to see my car partly crushed under a big tree! Along with the tree, an electricity pole was also uprooted adding to the damage," he said.

In some areas, electricity snapped. Aruna Mehra, a homemaker and a resident of Safdarjung Enclave in south Delhi, said that there was a power cut for about 20 minutes in her area.

In nearby Gurgaon, alerts were sent out on the public address systems in high rise condominiums asking people to shut their doors and windows.