A heavy hailstorm, accompanied by rainfall, swept across Shillong and East Khasi Hills on Sunday, blanketing roads and fields in white. The hail lasted over an hour, with some areas seeing marble-sized hailstones. Villages like Mawreng, Laitpynter, and Mawlai were hit hardest, turning slippery and icy. A similar event occurred on December 22, 2021.