Bhubaneswar: Odisha may continue to experience heavy rain under the influence of the low-pressure area, which persists over south Odisha & adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Friday.
Yellow warning has been issued for several districts of the state till August 19.
On August 15, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Nuapada and Kalahandi. Thunderstorm/ lightning along with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely at one or two places in Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Balangir, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Boudh and Sonepur.
The weather agency has also warned of squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph along & off Odisha coasts, west central and adjoining northwest Bay Of Bengal.
There will be a day pause to heavy rain but thunderstorm/ lightning along with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati on August 16.
Heavy rain is likely to resume again on August 17 with warnings issued for Rayagada, Koraput, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts. Thunderstorm/ lightning along with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati.
Heavy rain may continue in Rayagada, Koraput, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts on August 18 and Koraput and Malkangiri on August 19. There is also a warning for thunderstorm/ lightning along with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati on these two days.