Tag: Rainfall

The IMD on Monday predicted rain and thunderstorm activities in several parts of Odisha. As per the lastest forecast, light rain/thundershower is likely to occur in several parts of the state from November 1.

Cyclonic storm Sitrang may have spared West Bengal coast but it battered parts of neighbouring Bangladesh killing at least seven people.As per reports, seven people including three members of a family lost their lives following the collapse of a brick railing and uprooting of trees.

Probable Cyclone Sitrang To Impact Odisha? Here’s What Senior Weather Expert Sarat Sahu Said

Clearing air on the speculations surrounding formation of a cyclone, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday stated that there is every possibility that a cyclonic storm is likely to form over Bay of Bengal over next few days.

Under the influence of cyclonic circulation over coastal Andhra Pradesh and its neighbourhood, many places in coastal areas and a few districts in southern parts of Odisha are experiencing torrential rains. As per India Meteorological Department sources, rainfall activity is likely to continue in the State till October 9.

According to the IMD, conditions are likely to become favourable for the withdrawal of monsoon from the next week.

A fresh low pressure area is likely to form over Bay of Bengal around September 20, informed India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar on Friday (Sept 16).

A cowherd was killed after he was struck by lightning while he had gone to graze his cattle at Barudihi village under Tiring police limits. 

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a red warning for Odisha for heavy rain under the influence of low pressure area and subsequent concentration into depression by tomorrow (Aug 19). According to IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at several places of Odisha on August 19 and 20.

Days of heavy rainfall under the influence of back-to-back low pressure areas and the consequent flooding due to rise in river water levels, has left lakhs of people stranded in parts of Odisha.

Several villages in Boudh district have been marooned due to floodwater surge. If reports are anything to go by, as many as 55 villages in the Harbhanga tehsil were cutoff following flashflood in the region. Watch this video.

A governemnt school under the 5T initiative had to be closed in Remuna Block of Balasore district after it was flooded following heavy rainfall.

"A fresh low pressure area is likely to form over North Bay of Bengal around 13 August 2022. It is likely to become more marked during subsequent 24 hours and move west-northwestwards thereafter," a bulletin issued by the local MeT office read.

According to sources, the situation in the village was so serious that the medical team could not reach the people and they had to pack and hurl the medicine packets towards the villagers.

The districts included Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Kendrapara.