Owing to a low pressure area likely to form over west central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts around 11th July, the regional centre of India Meteorological department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for several districts of Odisha. A warning has been issued till July 10 afternoon.
The MeT centre has predicted heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Angul and Deogarh.
During the period, thunderstorms with lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Kandhamal and Sonepur.
Similarly, between July 10 and 11, yellow warning has been issued for heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur. Moreover, a few places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur will experience thunderstorm with lightning during the period.