Assam, Along with Northeast Brace For Heavy Rains, Thunder And Hailstorms On February 4

Guwahati: Parts of Northeast India, especially the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya are set to experience heavy showers on Friday.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a western disturbance and its induced low-pressure area, located near West Rajasthan and neighbourhood as of Thursday morning, are expected to move east-northeastwards during the next 24 hours.

Moreover, the same meteorological conditions will also dump precipitation over Northeast India in the form of widespread light to moderate rains and thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday, February 4-5.

Notably, on February 2, IMD had already predicted that Assam along with the rest of the Northeast likely to witness isolated rainfall for the next two days.

The Central part of Assam and Meghalaya are at risk of localised inundation due to rain totals in excess of 50 mm on Friday for 24 hours.

The state of Assam might also witness hailstorms, and lightning at isolated places till February 4, 2022.

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