Bhubaneswar: After a brief hiatus, several districts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rain again from August 15, the regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. The heavy rain will be welcome to many who are perturbed by prevailing humid conditions.
Heavy rain will also come as relief for farmers in the rain-deficit districts of the state. Odisha has received 657.7 mm against its normal value of 713.3 mm till August 13 in this monsoon season. “During the period, 10 districts were deficient, 2 in excess and rest 18 districts were in the normal category,” the regional centre tweeted.
The midday weather bulletin published by the IMD has issued a yellow warning of heavy rain accompanied with thunderstorm with lightning for 2 days.
August 13
Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khurda, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh and Angul districts of Odisha. Many places in North Coastal Odisha, Keonjhar Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh and at a few places in rest of the state may experience light to moderate rain or thundershowers.
August 14
The IMD has sounded an alert for thunderstorm with lightning for one or two places in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, and Kandhamal districts in Odisha. Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely at many places in North Odisha and at a few places in the southern districts of the state.
August 15
Heavy rainfall may occur at one or two places in Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak, Balasore, Cuttack, Jajpur, Kendrapada and Boudh districts of Odisha. Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely at most places in North Odisha and at many places in the southern districts of the state.
August 16
The weather office has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in one or two places in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Balangir, Boudh, Kandhamal, Angul, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj in Odisha. In addition, light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely at most places in interior Odisha and at many places in the coastal belt.
August 17
Similarly, heavy rainfall may occur at one or two places in Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar ,Sundargarh, Bhadrak and Deogarh.
