Bhubaneswar: Despite the subdued monsoon, Odisha will receive more rainfall in the next 12 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a mid-day bulletin on Wednesday.
“Although the cyclonic circulation lies over Bihar and adjoining East Uttar Pradesh will have no effect on Odisha, a northsouth trough running from cyclonic circulation over Bihar to north coastal Andhra Pradesh across Jharkhand and interior Odisha will trigger heavy rainfall in some parts of the north and south Odisha districts,” it said.
Apart from this, there will be thunderstorms with lightning at one or two places at all places in the state except in western Odisha, the bulletin said, adding that the rainfall activity will continue for the next five days till August 15.
In view of the heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, a yellow warning has been issued for the following districts.
August 11
Heavy rainfall at one or two places in Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Angul.
Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri.
August 12
Heavy rainfall is very likely at one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, and Nabarangpur.
Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur.
August 13
Thunderstorm with lightning at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Boudh, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Puri and Jagatsinghpur.
August 15
Heavy rainfall at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Mayurbhanj and Balasore.
