The India Meteorological Department on Thursday said widespread heavy rainfall is very likely in Assam and other northeastern states in the next five days.
In a ‘Special Weather Bulletin’, IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued ‘Yellow Alert’ for Thursday and Friday, followed by ‘Orange Alerts’ from Saturday to Monday.
The IMD RMC report also mentioned that the amount of rainfall over the last 24 hours in Assam was recorded at over seven centimeters.
Meanwhile, over the next five days, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Charaideo, Biswanath and Sonitpur districts are likely to be affected. These districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall and district authorities have been asked to remain alert.
“Moisture incursion due to strong low-level Southerly/Southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal to Northeast India is very likely during the next five days.
“Under its influence, fairly widespread rainfall activity with heavy to very heavy rainfall/thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur over Assam during the next five days,” RMC said in the bulletin.
This weather condition is likely to occur in other Northeastern states also such as Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram, it added.
Widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy rains, thunderstorms with lightning is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Manipur the report mentioned.
