The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a yellow warning with forecast for rainfall and thunderstorm activities in several districts of Odisha including the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
“Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm very likely to occur over some parts of the districts of Deogarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Nayagarh, Puri, Khordha (including Bhubaneswar city), Cuttack (including Cuttack city), Ganjam, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur and Bhadrak during next three hours,” the duty officer of Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said.
“People are advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect from lightning strike,” the IMD official added.
Similarly, the weather office predicted that light to moderate rain/ thunderstorm is very likely to occur over some parts of the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur during next three hours.
Earlier on Friday, the IMD had predicted that rain and thunderstorm activities will continue in the State till July 26, 2022.
‘Orange warning’ with forecast for heavy to very heavy rainfall has also been issued for several districts for the next couple of days.
Day-2:
Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Bargarh and Jharsuguda.
Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Deogarh, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jajpur, Kendrapara Jagatsinghpur and Puri.
Day-3
Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal.
Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Boudh, Angul, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Deogarh.