HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, May 5: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘Orange’ alert for the broader Northeast region, warning of an impending wet spell accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds from May 5 to May 9.
The peak intensity of the weather disturbance is anticipated on May 6 and 7.
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The national weather agency highlighted an ‘orange’ alert, signalling “Be Prepared”, for the entire Northeast on May 5.
Subsequently, from May 6 to May 8, the alert level was downgraded to ‘yellow’, indicating “Be Updated”.
The IMD forecasted a high likelihood of fairly widespread to widespread, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (ranging from 40-50 kmph) across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura over the next five days.
Additionally, isolated instances of heavy rainfall are expected throughout the region from May 5 to May 7.
In specific regions such as Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura, there is a significant probability of “very heavy rainfall” between May 5 and May 6.
Moreover, on May 6, Meghalaya may experience “isolated extremely heavy rainfall”.
