The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted thunderstorm and heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha in the next few days.
The weather bureau said thunderstorm with lightning, hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places of the state and issued an ‘Orange’ warning for some districts.
Weather Forecast
Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 29.04.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar ,Mayurbhanj, Angul ,Dhenkanal ,Kalahandi ,Kandhamal ,Rayagada ,Koraput ,Malkangiri, Nabarangpur.
Hailstorm likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Balasore.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 29.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 30.04.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 30.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 01.05.2023)
Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightening, Hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Nuapada , Bolangir ,Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.
Heavy rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Nuapada ,Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh.
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 01.05.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 02.05.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khorda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput ,Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kandhamal,Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 02.05.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 03.05.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh ,Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal.