Heavy Rains To Pound Odisha, WB, Jharkhand Between July 29-31: IMD Issues Yellow Warning

Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar are going to experience heavy rainfall between July 29 and 31, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

The well-marked low pressure area over coastal Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal persists. The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to upper tropospheric levels and it is likely to move westwards across West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar during next 48 hours, the weather bureau said.

As per IMD, heavy rainfall is likely to occur at several parts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. A yellow warning (heavy to very heavy rainfall) has been issued for the districts of Mayurbhanj and Balasore. Similarly, heavy rainfall is also likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Bargarh and Jharsuguda in the next 24 hours.

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Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next few days:

Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 29.07.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 30.07.2021)

Yellow Warning (To be updated): Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh,Bargarh and Jharsuguda.

Day 2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 30.07.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 31.07.2021)

Yellow Warning (To be updated): Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir and Nuapada.

Day 3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 31.07.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 01.08.2021)

Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh and Keonjhar.

Day 4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 01.08.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 02.08.2021) Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of north Odisha and at a few places over the districts of south Odisha.

• Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls likely over Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar during 29th-31st July and over East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during 29th July-02nd August.

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) July 29, 2021