IMD Issues Yellow Warning For Heavy Rainfall In Several Odisha Districts; Check Latest Update

 A cyclonic circulation now lies over the Gulf of Thailand & neighbourhood and it is likely to emerge into south Andaman Sea. Under its influence, a fresh Low Pressure area is likely to form over south Andaman Sea and neighbourhood by tomorrow (November 13), said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.

As per IMD, the system is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a Depression over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal on November 15, 2021.

Even though light to moderate rainfall will occur in Odisha till November 17, the Met Department has predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha in the next 48 hours.

A Yellow warning has also been issued by the IMD in this regard.

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

Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 12.11.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 13.11.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of south coastal Odisha, Kandhamal, Rayagada and at a few places over the districts of Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput, at one or two places over the district of north coastal Odisha, Boudh, Nuapada, Dhenkanal, Malkangiri and Bolangir.

Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Puri, Nayagarh, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara.

Day-2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 13.11.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 14.11.2021)

Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Kandhamal.

Day-3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 14.11.2021up to 0830 hrs IST of 15.11.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of south interior Odisha and at one or two places over the district of coastal Odisha.

Day-4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 15.11.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 16.11.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at few places over the districts of south coastal Odisha and at one or two places over the district of south interior Odisha, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack.

Day-5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 16.11.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 17.11.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of south coastal Odisha, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and at a few places over the districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Boudh.