Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday warned of heavy to very heavy rain in Odisha for two two days under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, which persists over South Odisha and north Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
According to the weather agency, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue in the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Nabarangpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati on September 10.
Heavy to very heavy rain may resume from September 11.
The IMD has issued an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph for Malkangiri district on September 11. Heavy rain and thunderstorm/lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may also occur at one or two places in Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar. Thunderstorm along with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely in districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, and Kandhamal.
On September 12, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue at one or two places in Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar. Thunderstorm along with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may also occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri.
While there is no heavy rain warning thereafter, thunderstorm along with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati on September 13-14.
Light to moderate rain may also occur at a few places across the state till September 19, it added.