Guwahati: India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that Northeast is likely to witness heavy rainfall for the next at least five days.
Fairly widespread/widespread rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms/lightning/gusty winds, is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim over the next five days due to strong south-westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal to the Northeast at lower tropospheric levels.
IMD predicts scattered heavy rain showers in Assam and Meghalaya over the next five days.
“On Tuesday, thundersqualls (winds of 50-60 kmph) and hailstorm are also extremely likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim,” it added.
For the past three days, torrential rain has been falling in all eight North-eastern states.
It may be mentioned that at least 20 people killed in several incidents of severe storms and lightning strikes throughout Assam since late last month, said an official record.