Rain, Thunderstorm Across Odisha Till May 17; IMD Issues Yellow Warning For 5 Days

Bhubaneswar: Many parts of Odisha are likely to be lashed by rain, thunderstorm and lightning for the next one week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

Some parts of the state are also likely to experience heavy rain and gusty surface wind, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said.

In its midday bulletin, the weather agency said that light to moderate rain is likely to occur in places of the state during the next 24 hours.

Issuing yellow warning, it said thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph may occur in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, and Kandhamal districts.

Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in one or two places of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, and Kendrapada districts during the period.

Weather Forecast

May 12

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers may occur at many places in north coastal Odisha, a few places over south coastal districts, and one or two places in interior region of the state.

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri, and Rayagada.

Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, and Bhadrak districts.

May 13

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 40-50 kmph likely to occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Angul, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, and Ganjam districts.

Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in one or two places of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, and Keonjhar districts. Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, and Kandhamal.

May 14

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning may occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Boudh, and Cuttack disstricts.

May15

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning may occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Boudh, and Cuttack districts.

May16

Light to moderate rain/thundershower likely to occur in a few places over the districts of Odisha.

May 17

Light to moderate rain/thundershower likely to occur in a few places over the districts of Odisha.