North-South Trough To Trigger Heavy Rainfall In Odisha, Says IMD

Bhubaneswar:  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall in Odisha in the next 12 hours.

The IMD, in a mid-day bulletin, said that while the south-west monsoon is active in Odisha, there is a north-­south monsoon trough running from north-east Bihar to north coastal Odisha, which will precipitate heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of interior, north and south interior and some parts of coastal Odisha in the next 12 hours.

Rainfall in the state will continue for five days, till July 3.

In view of heavy rainfall, IMD has issued a yellow warning for the following districts.

June 29
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Balangir, Bargarh,  Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul and  Puri.

Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places over the districts of north interior Odisha, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Puri, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara.

June 30
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Keonjhar.

Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places over the districts of  Bargarh,  Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Gajapati, Ganjam,  Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Boudh, Angul and Mayurbhanj.

July 1
Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places over the districts of  Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Jharsuguda.

July 2
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Koraput, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj.

Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places over the districts of south interior Odisha, Gajapati, Ganjam,  Nayagarh, Khurda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal.

July 3
Heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Balangir, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Boudh, Bargarh,  Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Ganjam and Nabarangpur.