Yellow Warning In Odisha From July 16-18: IMD Predicts Heavy Rain & Thunderstorms This Weekend

With the southwest monsoon covering the entire country on Tuesday (July 13), heavy rainfall was witnessed in several places across all states. The regional centre of the IMD informed that the low pressure area over Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts has become less marked.

However, the associated cyclonic circulation lays over south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts extending up to mid-troposphere levels tilting south-westwards. The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow warning over several parts of Odisha between July 16 and July 18.

As per the forecast, starting from morning of July 16 till July 17, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.

A yellow warning has also been issued between July 17 and 18. Parts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal and Cuttack will experience heavy rain or thundershower. During the period, thunderstorm with lightning is also likely at some places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha and Puri.