Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy to very heavy rain alert to 12 districts of the state for the next three days.
According to the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, a cyclonic circulation lies over South Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal extending up to 4.5 km above mean sea level tilting south westwards with height. Under its influence, a low pressure area is very likely to form over the Gangetic West Bengal within next few hours.
Check IMD’s day-wise prediction for Odisha:
Day 1 (Valid upto 8.30 AM of 16.08.2024):
- Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Nayagarh, Puri, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur.
- Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Boudh and Rayagada.
Day 2 (Valid from 8.30 AM of 16.08.2024 to 8.30 AM of 17.08.2024):
- Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Jharsuguda.
Day 3 (Valid from 8.30 AM of 17.08.2024 to 8.30 AM of 18.08.2024):
- Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Deogarh.