MeT issues 'Yellow' warning for thunderstorm in Assam, neighbouring states

The Met department on Sunday warned of thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds in Assam and its neighbouring areas over the next two daysAs per the forecast released by the Regional Meteorological Centre RMC a cyclonic circulation is lying over east Assam and neighbourhood between 15 km and 21 km above mean sea levelIssuing a yellow category warning for two days it said thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty wind reaching speed up to 3040 kmph is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam Meghalaya Nagaland Manipur Mizoram and Tripura on SundayThe IMD uses four colour codes green no action needed yellow watch and stay updated orange be prepared and red take action for weather warningThunderstorm with lightning is also very likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh while isolated places of Meghalaya are very likely to receive heavy rains during the same periodThe RMC has also warned of thunderstorm with lightning to occur very likely at isolated places over all seven North Eastern statesMeanwhile Tinsukia deputy commissioner Swapneel Paul said two persons were killed in a hailstorm that lashed the district on Saturday nightWe have arranged for the exgratia cheques of Rs 4 lakh each to be paid to the families of the two victims by today itself he saidHe said assessment of damages of houses and other property was being done and rehabilitation grant will be provided once it is completedPaul said major damage has been caused to the RupaiTinsukia grid line where nine towers have been severely damagedAlso Read Tripura shuts govt schools till April 23 amid heatwaveSpecial expertise is needed to restore this as its the main grid line Two teams from Guwahati are coming It is difficult to give a timeframe for when the restoration will be completed he addedHe said 6070 per cent electricity poles and wires in Tinsukia town have also been damaged and work to restore power in the town by tonight is going on in full swingThe main roads that were blocked by uprooted trees on Saturday night were cleared by morning by five teams deployed for the purpose and traffic movement has not been hindered the DC addedWe have activated two helpline phone numbers Traffic movement has not been affected and medical teams are also in place I urge people not to panic and contact us for any assistance Paul saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever