In view of intense cold wave forecast, the Bhubaneswar Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a ‘Yellow Warning’ over several districts of Odisha for the next 48 hours. The MeT Centre issued a ‘Yellow Warning’ between Dec 22 and 23 stating that people in 18 districts of the state would experience isolated cold wave conditions.
The districts include Angul, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Cuttack and Khordha.
During the same period, the MeT centre has also forecast cold day conditions over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Kandhamal. Similarly, between Dec 23 and 24, the MeT Centre issued a ‘Yellow Warning’ for isolated cold wave conditions which are very likely to prevail over the districts of Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
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As per IMD, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Cuttack in the next 24 hours.
Following sweltering heat over the last few days, different places in North, West and South Odisha witnessed intense to moderate thunderstorm activity.
The IMD has also issued orange and yellow warning for several districts.
The orange warning for thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed reaching up to 40-50kmph and hailstorm has been issued for the districts of Keonjhar, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Khordha, and Puri.
As per IMD, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Cuttack in the next 24 hours.
Following sweltering heat over the last few days, different places in North, West and South Odisha witnessed intense to moderate thunderstorm activity.