Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, which is currently active over the northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, rainfall activities including thunderstorms with lightning are likely to be experienced.
Rain lashing Bhubaneswar
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall to lash most parts of Odisha till September 7. A yellow warning has been issued to several districts including Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Boudh and Kandhamal.
Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, which is currently active over the northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, rainfall activities including thunderstorms with lightning are likely to be experienced.
“A low-pressure area is likely to form over the west-central Bay of Bengal. Warnings for heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning have been issued,” said Umashankar Das, weather scientist.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Boudh, and Kandhamal.
Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sonepur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur.
Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenakanl, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Boudh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Raygada and Sonepur.
Heavy to very heavy Rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Koraput, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, and Nabarangpur.
Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Angul, Sonepur,Boudh, Bargarh, Rayagada, Bolangir, Nuapada, Ganjam and Gajapati.
Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh,Bargarh, Angul, Dhenakanl, Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Malakangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Sonepur and Boudh.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Malakangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur. Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Puri, Khordha and Kalahandi.
Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Nuapada, Kalahandi, Bargarh, Bolangir and Nabarangpur. Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Boudh, Sonepur, Koraput, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Sambalpur, Angul, and Nayagarh.