Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warnings for several districts of Odisha over the next seven days, with a Red Warning for Mayurbhanj district on August 31.
According to the latest forecast, heavy rainfall activity will continue across the state till September 4, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds.
On August 29, an Orange Warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at one or two places over the districts of Baleshwar, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj. Yellow warning for heavy rainfall is very likely at one or two places over the districts Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Sambalpur, Debagada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
Besides, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind (40-50 kmph) are very likely at one or two places over Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind (30-40 kmph) is very likely to occur over Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam.
For August 30, the IMD has issued an Orange Warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall over Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghapur, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj.
Besides, a Yellow Warning has been issued Jajpur, Kendrapada, Kataka, Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Nawarangpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagada.
Thunderstorm warning (40-50 kmph) for Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khordha, Nayagada and (30-40 kmph) for Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam.
On August 31, a Red Warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued over Mayurbhanj. An Orange Warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall over Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Sundaragada, Debagada, Anugola and Dhenkanal.
Also, a Yellow Warning has been issued for heavy rainfall over Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
Thunderstorm with gusty wind warning will continue for both coastal and interior districts.
For September 1, an Orange Warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada and Sambalpur.
Yellow Warning for heavy rainfall has been issued for Baleshwar, Debagada, Anugola, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir and Kalahandi. Additionally, thunderstorm with 40-50 kmph gusty wind is likely over Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khordha, Nayagada and 30-40 kmph over Debagada, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam.
On September 2, yellow warning for heavy rainfall has been issued for Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada along with thunderstorm and gusty wind warnings for most districts of the state.
For September 3, a yellow warning for heavy rainfall has been issued for Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur and Debagada.
On September 4, a yellow warning has been issued Baragada.
