During the review meeting, the Director General, India Meteorological Department, briefed the Committee about the current status of a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by December 3.
In view of the low-pressure forecast, the Special Relief Commissioner has sounded alert for all Collectors and instructed them to remain prepared for the situation.
The India Meteorological Department IMD) has issued a forecast suggesting that the low pressure is likely to form over North Andaman Sea around October 10.
There is no chance of flood in Odisha currently, since water levels of various rivers in the state have gone below the danger mark. This information was given by Chief Engineer Of Water Resources Department, Dhiren Samal on Saturday (Sept 18).
As incessant rain battered Odisha, the Special Relief Commissioner on Tuesday held a press conference to provide updates on the state’s preparedness.
In view of incessant rainfall due to deep depression in Bay Of Bengal, schools in 12 districts of Odisha where red alert has been issued will remain closed for 2 days, informed School And Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Monday.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea of west-central adjoining north Bay of Bengal off south Odisha coast during these two days, said the SRC.
Odisha has received around 25% surplus rainfall till June 17, the Regional Meteorological Department of the IMD informed on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha may experience light to moderate rainfall or thundershower till tomorrow morning, the India Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar informed on Wednesday. Light to moderate rain or thundershower likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal, but dry weather will prevail […]
Bhubaneswar: Torrential rain under the impact of a deep depression that crossed Andhra Pradesh coast close to Kakinada today morning continues to pound southern Odisha districts leading to inundation in several parts. Reports said that heavy rainfall has created flood-like situation in various panchayats of Ganjam district. Five villages under Ankuli and Buratal Gram Panchayats […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked the collectors of all districts to remain in full readiness to meet any eventuality as heavy rainfall continues to lash several parts of Odisha under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal. The Special Relief Commissioner in a letter to the district authorities has asked to […]
Bhubaneswar: Rain may dampen Holi celebrations across Odisha tomorrow as several parts of the State will experience light to moderate showers in the next 24 hours, predicted Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today. Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm and gusty wind reaching 30 to 40 km […]
Bhubaneswar: The Met department on Monday forecast heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of Cuttack, Jajpur, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapada and Puri in the next two days. The IMD in its bulletin said heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Jajpur, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapada and Puri till Wednesday morning. […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar predicted heavy rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm in several interior as well as coastal parts of the State till February 9. “Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur on February 6,” […]
Bhubaneswar: While cold wave conditions continue to prevail in the State, several parts of Odisha are likely to receive rainfall on January 22 and 23. As per the latest forecast by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, light to moderate rainfall may occur for two days at Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh and Angul districts. Following […]
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has moved northwards with a speed of 5 kmph and intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. According to the latest observations, the cyclonic storm lay centred over the Bay of Bengal about 770 km south-southeast […]
Bhubaneswar: Light to moderate rainfall is predicted for Odisha as a well marked Low Pressure area (LOPAR) has developed over the South-Eastern Bay of Bengal adjacent to South Sri Lankan coast. But the weather will mostly remain dry in the State for the next 24 hours. As per the local met centre, this developing system […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today informed that the rain triggered by a ‘well-marked low pressure’ over the Bay of Bengal will continue to lash the State for the next 24 hours. Duty Officer of Bhubaneswar Met Centre Radhakant Behera said, “The rainfall will continue to occur in several parts of the State […]
Bhubaneswar: Incessant rain triggered by a ‘well-marked low pressure’ over the Bay of Bengal has thrown normal life out of gear in many parts of Odisha. The weather department has informed that in the last 24 hours, Puri has recorded the maximum rainfall of 138.3 mm followed by Ganjam (125.2 mm). In terms of district-wise […]
Bhubaneswar: Despite in the midst of Autumn, Odisha is yet to experience the weather comfort. And the mugginess in the weather looks all set to continue till Diwali. As per the IMD data, the maximum day temperatures at different places in Odisha are recorded 1.3 – 3.7 degree Celsius above normal temperatures that usually prevail […]
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre has predicted light to moderate rainfall at one or two places in northern Odisha but ruled out possibility of heavy rainfall activity in most other parts of the State even in the presence of a cyclonic circulation lying over Jharkhand and its neighbouring areas. Downgrading orange warning issued for several […]
Bhubaneswar: The Weather department has predicted thunderstorm and rainfall alert for several districts of Odisha today. As per the latest bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, 14 districts of the State including Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sundergarh, Puri and Jharsuguda are likely to witness thunderstorm […]
Bhubaneswar: Incessant rain, triggered by a low pressure area, created a flood-like situation in some parts of Odisha on Saturday, claiming at least three lives, officials said. This is the fifth instance of heavy rain pounding the state under the influence of low pressure areas over the Bay of Bengal since August and intense rain […]
Bhubaneswar: The weather department today issued lightning and rainfall alert for several districts of the State. According to a fresh notification issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, as many as 11 districts of the State are likely to experience moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm activity. People living in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar today issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for several districts of the State. As per the latest weather forecast, moderate thundershower and lightning with one or two spells of rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Khurda (Bhubaneswar), Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Jajpur […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as uncertainty looms large over the formation of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar today predicted that Odisha will continue to witness enhanced rainfall activity till August 7. Charan Behera, duty officer of Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre informed that the monsoon trough is passing through Rajasthan, Madhya […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha received nine per cent less rainfall in July this year with the Malkangiri and Bhadrak districts recording the highest and lowest rainfall of 633.8 mm and 178.9 mm respectively. A letter issued by the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office said that as many as 17 districts- Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Bolangir, Boudh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for 13 districts of Odisha today. As per the latest forecast, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Bolangir. Rainfall warning has also been issued […]
Bhubaneswar: After a long spell of dry weather this monsoon, almost all parts of Odisha have begun to receive rainfall in last 24 hours. Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre authorities today informed that the State will continue to get more rains for the next three days under the impact of a monsoon trough line. Charan Behera, […]
Bhubaneswar: Amid thunderstorm and lightning warning of the Regional Meteorological Centre here, at least three persons were killed while one sustained critical injuries in lightning strikes at two separate places in Keonjhar district of Odisha on Wednesday. While two people were killed in Badasialimala village under Harichandanpur block, one died in Thakurapada village due to […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar has warned of thunderstorm, lightning and rainfall for several districts of the State. As per the latest bulletin issued by the IMD, moderate thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by rainfall is likely to occur at most of the places over the districts of Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Bhadrak and Jajpur […]
Bhubaneswar: With formation of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) over Northwest Bay of Bengal, IMD on Monday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in eight Odisha districts in next 24 hours. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm) at one or […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered a deficit rainfall of 31.5 per cent in June this year, an official said. The state received an average rainfall of 148.3 mm against the Long Term Average (LTA) of 216.5 mm during June. On an average, the state experiences 9.9 rainy days in June. However, this time, there were 7.4 […]
Bhubaneswar: Respite from heat wave conditions is not expected in Odisha for next two days even though monsoon winds made onset in the State last week. According to the Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre forecast, almost all parts of Odisha will receive rainfall from June 30. The meteorological department has said that in the next 48 […]
Bhubaneswar: Revising earlier forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) last week again predicted that the southwest monsoon will touch Odisha by June 22. To be precise, Odisha so far has witnessed thunderstorms and brief spells of rain in a few districts this month while people are still grueling with severe hot and humid conditions. Even […]
Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological department has once again issued thunderstorm and rainfall alert for several parts of Odisha, just hours after warning about moderate thunderstorm in at least 10 districts of the State. As per the extended weather warning, the Regional Meteorological Centre of the IMD here has forecast that moderate thunderstorm/lightning and moderate rainfall likely […]
Bhubaneswar: Amid strong winds and heavy showers late Wednesday night, the Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar has warned of thunderstorm and lightning accompanied by moderate rainfall in as many as 20 districts of Odisha today. As per the latest bulletin of the IMD, moderate thunderstorm and lightning accompanied by light rainfall is likely to continue […]
Bhubaneswar: Amid advancement of the South-west monsoon towards Odisha, the Regional Meteorological department today issued thunderstorm and rainfall warning for nine districts in the State. The weather department issued warning in the districts–Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Nuapada, Sundergarh and Bolangir. According to a release by the Met department, thunderstorm, lightning and light to […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar has warned of thunderstorm and lightning accompanied by moderate rainfall in as many as eleven districts of Odisha today. Dangerous thunderstorm and lightning alert has been issued for Khaira and Oupada block of Balasore district till 5.27 PM and for Bansapal, Keonjhar, Patna, Jhumpura and Champua blocks of […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department in Bhubaneswar has forecast moderate thunderstorm and lightning in 11 districts of Odisha till 7:30 pm today. The warning was issued till 5.30 PM initially but was later extended till 7:30 PM. As per Met sources, moderate thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and rainfall with hail and gusty wind speed reaching […]
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