Odisha is likely to witness thunderstorm activities under impact of Nor'wester from today. The India Meteorological Department has issued warning on the inclement weather for several districts of the state till March 31. Thunderstorm, rainfall, lightning and gusty wind may be experienced during this period.
Meanwhile, IMD has issued yellow warnings for 17 districts that are expected to experience heavy rain and thunderstorm activities today.
Following sweltering heat over the last few days, different places in North, West and South Odisha witnessed intense to moderate thunderstorm activity.
The IMD on Tuesday issued a yellow warning for thunderstorm and lightning in several parts of Odisha.
Titilagarh on Friday recorded the highest maximum temperature of 45 degrees. Apart from Titlagarh, Bolangir district recorded maximum temperature of 44.9, Boudh 44.5, Sambalpur 44.4, Sonepur 44.3 and Jharsuguda recorded 44.2 degree Celisus yesterday.
Odisha is the top state affected by lightning in the country. When it comes to thunderstorms, none of State's districts in high to very highly vulnerable list
The Bhubaneswar centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its latest forecast informed that the trough from the cyclonic circulation associated with the low pressure over South interior Karnataka and adjoining north interior Tamil Nadu to interior Odisha across Coastal Andhra has become less marked.
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today predicted rain along with thunderstorm and lightning in north Odisha in the next 24 hours. Heavy rain has also been forecast over isolated places of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal districts in the next 24 hours. “Due to monsoon troughs and flows, many places […]
Bhubaneswar: The meteorological department has predicted more rains for several parts of Odisha due to the formation of a fresh low pressure system over the Central and North western Bay of Bengal from September 18. Sources said a cyclonic circulation could turn into a low pressure system on the Central and North western Bay of […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre has extended the thunderstorm and lightning warning issued for 15 districts in Odisha till 2 pm today. As per the latest bulletin of the met department, the alert has been issued for Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Anugul, Sambalpur, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Doegarh districts. Some […]
Keonjhar: Keonjhar witnessed an unusually heavy hailstorm turning its landscape snow white on Monday. From roads, to houses to agricultural fields, the entire area was covered with hailstones. “It was just like snowfall as the entire region felt as if covered in white snow during the storm that lasted for nearly half an hour today,” […]
Mayurbhanj/Balasore/Khurda: As many as 15 persons were killed while four others sustained critical injuries after lightning strikes at different places in Odisha today. According to sources, seven persons were killed in Balasore while five more deaths were reported from Mayurbhanj and Khurda districts. In Balasore, two persons of Barunagadia panchayat under Basta block were killed […]
Bhubaneswar: At least 2 persons were killed and 11 others were left injured in lightning strikes as heavy rain and thunderstorms continued in several parts of the State crippling normal life. Two women were killed, while 11 others including 9 women were injured in lightning strikes at two separate places in Ganjam and Nabarangpur districts. […]
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar Saturday forecast heavy rainfall over some parts of northern Odisha for today. However, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy rains in many places across the State by tomorrow. Under its impact, rains and thundershowers are likely to occur at the coastal […]
Khurda: In a tragic incident, two including a minor girl was killed while two others went missing after a boat ferrying tourists capsized in Chilika lake following a thunderstorm on Saturday evening. The mishap occurred when the boat carrying 16 tourists from Ranapur area of Nayagarh district including the boatman were returning from Kalijai to […]
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