Bhubaneswar: Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to batter several parts of Odisha over the next week under the impact of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
Thunderstorm activity is also likely to occur in several districts of the state over the next few days. The weather agency has issued orange and yellow warnings for different parts of the state till the morning of August 15.
In its midday weather bulletin, the IMD has issued an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rain at some places over Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Bargada and Sambalpur districts during the next 24 hours.
Similarly, a yellow warning of heavy rain was issued for Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Debagada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonpur, Boudhagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagada, Nuapada and Balangir districts during the period.
Besides, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at isolated places over a large number of districts across the state, including coastal, northern and southern regions.
On August 9-10, a yellow warning of heavy rain was issued for Sundargada, Jharsuguda, Bargada and Sambalpur districts.
Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph may occur at one or two places over Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundargada, Jharsuguda, Bargada, Sambalpur, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
Similar weather conditions may continue on August 11 and 12 amid yellow warnings of heavy rain over Sundargada, Jharsuguda, Bargada and Sambalpur, along with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over the same set of districts covering coastal and interior Odisha.
On August 13, yellow warning for heavy rainfall will be limited to Sundargada and Kendujhar districts. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds of 30-40 kmph are forecast at isolated places over Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundargada, Jharsuguda, Bargada, Sambalpur, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
On August 14 and 15, yellow warning of heavy rain has been sounded for some places over Sundargada and Kendujhar.