October 24 and October 25 will be crucial for the people in several districts of Odisha in view of the severe cyclonic storm Dana which is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall in Odisha.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in seven districts of Odisha on October 24.
Similarly, a red warning has been issued for four districts on October 25.
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Weather Forecast
Day-3: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 24.10.24 to 0830 Hrs IST of 25.10.24.)
Red Warning: Scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) isvery likely to occur in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, and Jagatsinghpur.
Orange warning:
Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Khordha Puri, Ganjam.
Day-4: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 25.10.24 to 0830 Hrs IST of 26.10.24.)
Red warning: Scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (>20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak.
Orange warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur.