Ramakanta Biswas

Odisha will experience heavy to very heavy rainfall for the next five days under the influence of a well-marked low pressure over south coastal Odisha and its neighbourhood, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Wednesday.

As per the IMD Bhubaneswar, yesterday's well marked low pressure area over south coastal Odisha & neighbourhood with the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height persists. 

Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) will lash several districts. The weather office has issued yellow as well as orange warning for several districts for the next five days.

Day-1 (Orange Warning)

Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Ganjam, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Kalahandi and Boudh.

(Yellow Warning)

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Khordha, Puri, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Bargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur and Sonepur. 

Day-2 (Orange Warning)

Heavy to very heavy (7 to 20cm) rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Bargarh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, and Boudh.

(Yellow Warning)

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Kalahandi. 

Day-3 (Orange Warning)

Heavy to very heavy (7 to 20cm) rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Jajpur.

(Yellow Warning)

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sonepur and Bolangir.

Day-4 (Orange Warning)

Heavy to very heavy (7 to 20cm) rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack and Jajpur.

Yellow Warning 

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Boudh, Sonepur, Deogarh and Kandhamal.

Day-5- Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Koraput, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada and Gajapati.

The weather office also issued an advisory for intense spells of rainfall in the capital city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack city till 8.30 am of July 14, 2022.

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