IMD Issues Rain, Thunderstorm Alert For Odisha, Yellow Warning For 7 Districts

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued rain and thunderstorm alert for several parts of Odisha.

As per IMD, the cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand and neighbourhood extending upto 0.9 km above mean sea level has become less marked.

Similarly, a cyclonic circulation lies over southeast Madhya Pradesh & neighbourhood and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level.

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Under the influence, several parts of Odisha will experience light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm activities till March 14.

Here is the complete weather outlook:

Day 1 (Valid from 1330 hrs IST of 11.03.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 12.03.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal.

Day 2 (Valid from 1330 hrs IST of 12.03.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 13.03.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Koraput and Nabarangpur.

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bhadrak.

Day 3 (Valid from 1330 hrs IST of 13.03.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 14.03.2021)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Gajapati and Ganjam.

Weather Forecast and Warning for districts of Odisha #Rainfall Forecast for Day -1 to Day-3#Thunderstorm with lightning Warning for Day-2 pic.twitter.com/QbFPErOUQl

— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) March 11, 2021