Heavy rainfall likely to occur in Northeast till June 17, red alert for Assam & Meghalaya: IMD

June 14: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in all Northeastern states including Assam. Further, the IMD has sounded a red alert for Assam and Meghalaya on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. IMD has also issued an orange alert for Arunachal Pradesh till 17 June.

IMD’s senior scientist Sanjay O’Neill Shaw said in Guwahati, “Moisture incursion is very likely to continue due to strong lower level southerly/ southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal to Northeast India during June 13 to 17. Under its influence, fairly widespread/ widespread rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm/ lightning/ heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely to continue over Northeast till June 17.”

Several places in Assam and Meghalaya are already receiving extremely heavy rainfall, above 100 mm, 250 mm or even 300 mm over 24 hours since Monday. On Tuesday too, heavy rainfall is occurring in various parts of Assam.