Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is expected to continue in Odisha until July 17, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Here’s a breakdown of the IMD’s prediction:
July 11-12: Heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning, with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj. These districts are under yellow alert.
Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Cuttack.
July 12-13: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Nabarangapur, Malkangiri, Nuapada, and Koraput. These districts have been issued yellow warnings.
July 13-14: Heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning, with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur. The IMD has issued a yellow warning to these districts.
Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangapur, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri. These districts are under yellow alert.
July 14-15: Heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning, with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Deogarh.
As per the regional weather office prediction, thunderstorms with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Bargarh, Angul and Dhenkanal.
July 15-16: Heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning, with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj.
Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangapur and Nuapada.
July 16-17: Heavy rain is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Odisha.
