Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon remained active across Odisha, driven by a low-pressure area previously centered over North Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand, which moved over northeast Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh on Sunday morning.
The weather system triggered moderate to heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall across several districts. Over the past 24 hours, Agalpur in Balangir recorded the highest rainfall at 13 cm, followed by Jamankira in Sambalpur (11 cm), and Ambabhona in Baragada (10 cm). Other districts experiencing heavy downpours include Malkangiri, Debagada, Mayurbhanj, Anugola, Kataka, Kandhamala, Jajpur, and Sundaragada.
While the latest spell of heavy rain has inundated several areas in Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapada districts, the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, has issued a yellow warning with similar forecast – heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds – for multiple districts in the coming week.
On August 9, heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places in Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri. Thunderstorms with gusty winds (30–40 km/h) are expected across coastal and interior districts – Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri.
On August 10, heavy rainfall may continue in Baleshwar, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, and Koraput. Thunderstorms with gusty winds (30–40 km/h) are likely in 21 districts – Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Gajapati
On August 11, isolated heavy rainfall is likely in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj districts. Thunderstorm and lightning alerts have also been issued for coastal and northern interior regions – Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
On August 12, heavy rain may lash Baleshwar, Sundaragada, Kendujhar, and Mayurbhanj, alongside widespread thunderstorm activity in Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundaragada, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
On August 13, heavy rain may occur in Sundaragada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Nawarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri districts.
On August 14, heavy rain may continue at one or two places in Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Anugola, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonpur, Balangir and Debagada.
On August 15, heavy rain may lash Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj.
The weather agency has forecast no large change in the weather conditions thereafter.