Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon has completely withdrawn from Odisha and the rest of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
The southwest monsoon, which had started retreating from northwest India on September 19, gradually began withdrawing from Odisha last week. With its complete withdrawal, the northeast monsoon has simultaneously set in over south Peninsular India.
Earlier the monsoon has withdrawn entirely from Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Debagada, Sonpur, Baragada, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur districts. It has now pulled out of the rest of the districts.
Meanwhile, the weather agency has predicted thunderstorm along with lightning and gusty wind in several parts of the state over the next two days. A yellow warning has been issued for several districts during the period.
Thunder storm accompanied by lightning and gusty wind is likely to occur in Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, and Nayagada districts during the next 24 hours.
On October 17-18, the IMD has issued a yellow warning of heavy rainfall in Koraput districts.
Similarly, yellow warning of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind has been sounded for the districts of Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, and Ganjam during the period.