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Pre-monsoon rainfall activities peak in NE

By STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, April 29 - Pre-monsoon rainfall activities reached the peak over the northeastern region since April 27, 2019. It is expected that from May 2 the edge of the cyclonic storm �Fani�, which is developing over the north Bay of Bengal, will start impacting the Northeast. It will result in widespread rainfall activities over the region, said sources in the Borjhar-based Regional Meteorology Centre (RMC) today.

In its warning issued for the period between April 29 and May 3, the RMC said thunder squall with a wind speed up to 60 kmph is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura today. Heavy rainfall is also very likely to occur at isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.

A similar weather-related phenomenon is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya tomorrow, warned the RMC, saying, thunderstorm, accompanied by gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph speed, and lightning is very likely to occur at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. It also warned that heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland tomorrow.

On May 1, thunderstorm accompanied with gusty wind, with a speed of 30 to 40 kmph, and lightning is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Heavy rainfall is also likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

On May 2, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya, warned the RMC.

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