Cyclone Dana: IMD releases weather forecast for Odisha districts for next 5 days

Cyclone Dana is nearing Odisha's coast between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra, prompting IMD to warn of heavy rains in several districts.

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As the severe cyclonic storm Dana is approaching and all set to make landfall somewhere between Odisha's Bhitarkanika and Dhamra, rainfall activities have started across the State.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), several parts of the State are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall while a few places may record extremely heavy rainfall for the next 2-3 day.

Cyclone Dana: Emergency Helpline Numbers For Odisha

Railway Helpline Numbers for Cyclone Dana

Forecast for next 5 days:

Day-1: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 24.10.24 to 0830 Hrs IST of 25.10.24.)

Red warning:  Scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) is very likely to occur in the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Balasore, and Mayurbhanj.

Orange warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Puri, Khordha, Keonjhar, Nayagarh and Dhenkanal. 

Yellow Warning (Be Aware) Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Ganjam, Boudh, Angul, Deogarh, Sabalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Kandhamal.

Day-2: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 25.10.24 to 0830 Hrs IST of 26.10.24.)

Red warning: Scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak.

Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Jajpur, Kendrapada, Dhenkanal, Angul, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur.

Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Khordha, Jharsuguda, Nayagarh, Boudh and Puri.

Day-3: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 26.10.24 to 0830 Hrs IST of 27.10.24.)

Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Nawarangpur, and Kalahandi.

Day-4 & Day-5: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 27.10.24 to 0830 Hrs IST of 29.10.24.)

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