A sudden hailstorm blanketed Shillong in white on Wednesday, creating rare snow-like scenes as the IMD issued an orange weather alert. SHILLONG- Meghalaya's capital Shillong briefly turned into a spectacular white landscape on Wednesday after a sudden and intense hailstorm blanketed roads, footpaths, rooftops and open spaces with a thick layer of hailstones, creating scenes reminiscent of snowfall.