Thunderstorm and hail to lash Odisha, IMD issues orange and yellow warning

Thunderstorms and hail are expected across Odisha until March 24, as per IMD. Several districts face orange and yellow warnings with possible heavy rainfall.

Heavy Rainfall Alert For Odisha

IMD issues orange alert for thunderstorm, heavy rainfall

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After reeling under intense heat wave conditions, several districts in Odisha are currently witnessing some change due to rain-related activities triggered by thunderstorms. This has brought the maximum or day temperature down considerably in some parts of Odisha in the last few days.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted that several parts of Odisha will continue to experience thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds, and hail for the next few days till March 24.

As per IMD, the maximum temperature (day temperature) in Odisha is very likely to fall by 3 to 5 degree C during the next three days, and no large change thereafter over the districts of Odisha.

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Weather Forecast

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 22.03.2025)

Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and hail with gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph is very likely to occur at few places over the districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhargarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Deogarh.

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) and thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kendrapada, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangapur.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 22.03.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 23.03.2025)

Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and hail with gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh.

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) and thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjharh, Balasore, Bhadrak.

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Khordha, Puri, Ganjam.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 23.03.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 24.03.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur in the afternoon at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur.

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