Srinagar/Jammu, Oct. 16 -- Rain lashed several plain areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, while the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley remained draped in white after fresh overnight snowfall, prompting the authorities to press men and machinery into service to clear snow from the vital roadways, officials said.

Udhampur in the Jammu region recorded the highest rainfall at 59.6 mm, followed by Poonch (39.5 mm), Samba (34 mm), Shopian (34 mm), Baramulla (29 mm), Katra (23.1 mm), Ramban (17 mm), Anantnag (16 mm), Kulgam (18 mm) and Jammu (7.6 mm), according to weather data.

The heavy rain in Jammu also triggered flashflood-like situations in several areas, they said.

Widespread rain also lashed the Valley, including Srinagar (12 mm),...