India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued an Orange Warning for thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind in six districts of Odisha for May 7 and 8. These districts are Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal. Moreover, the Bhubaneswar based regional Meteorological Department has issued Yellow Warning for lightning, thunderstorm and wind in as many as 14 districts of Odisha. As per the prediction by IMD, several parts of the State will witness rainfall triggered by Nor’wester till May 10. Under its impact, daytime temperature in most parts of the State will record a fall by four to six degree Celsius in the next three to four days. Light to moderate thunderstorm with gusty wind speed reaching 40- 50 kmph, lightning and light to moderate rain is likely to affect some parts of districts of Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Bolangir in next three hours, the Met dept forecast.
Published: Odishatv Bureau
Last updated: 07 May 2024, 03:42 PM IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier this week issued a heat wave warning in several parts of the nation. The areas that may experience a heat wave are many pockets of Gangetics West Bengal and Bihar, isolated pockets of Odisha and heat wave conditions very likely in “east Uttar Pradesh, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Jharkhand, Konkan and Goa, Saurashtra and Kutch.”
Odisha witnessed its third longest heat wave spell in the past one and a half decades in April this year. As per the data shared by the IMD Bhubaneswar scientist, Umashankar Das on his X handle, the 2024 April saw the heat wave spell continue from April 14 till April 30th. The heat wave was witnessed for as many as 16 days in succession in April 2024.
Odisha is searing in intense heatwave conditions for the last several days and as per the India Meteorological Department, there is no immediate relief expected from the scorching weather.
There seems to be no respite from heatwave for the people in several parts of Odisha as the mercury level touched 41 degree mark by 11:30 am on Sunday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier this week issued a heat wave warning in several parts of the nation. The areas that may experience a heat wave are many pockets of Gangetics West Bengal and Bihar, isolated pockets of Odisha and heat wave conditions very likely in “east Uttar Pradesh, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Jharkhand, Konkan and Goa, Saurashtra and Kutch.”
Odisha witnessed its third longest heat wave spell in the past one and a half decades in April this year. As per the data shared by the IMD Bhubaneswar scientist, Umashankar Das on his X handle, the 2024 April saw the heat wave spell continue from April 14 till April 30th. The heat wave was witnessed for as many as 16 days in succession in April 2024.
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