Categories: Odisha

Rain To Pound Odisha’s Twin Cities In 3 Hours; Check IMD’s Orange Warning

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday forecast light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning for some places in 14 districts of Odisha till 6.30 pm.

This weather condition will prevail in Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack (including Cuttack city), Khurda (including Bhubaneswar), Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Nayagarh, Jajpur and Bhadrak during the next three hours.

People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect themselves from lighting strikes.

Notably, the IMD has issued ‘orange warning’ for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Balangir during the next 24 hours. Heavy rainfall is also likely to occur at isolated places in Boudh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Sonepur, Nabarangpur, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Balasore and Angul.

The orange warning continues for the subsequent 24 hours with the MeT office predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Sambalpur and Deogarh. Heavy rainfall is also likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kandhamal, Puri, Dhenkanal, Angul, Kalahandi, Boudh, Nabarangpur and Nuapada on July 4.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Asma Files For Divorce From Bashar al-Assad, But Will UK Welcome Her?

Bhubaneswar: Asma al-Assad, wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly filed for divorce…

5 minutes ago

SCB Hospital’s 2nd Campus In Cuttack To Be Completed By 2025, Says Law Minister

Cuttack: The second campus of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack would be completed…

12 minutes ago

Armed Robbers Loot Businessman In Odisha’s Cuttack

Cuttack: Armed miscreants threatening businessmen and looting them at gunpoint appeared to have become a…

46 minutes ago

Sandhya Theatre Stampede: Security Beefed Up At Actor Allu Arjun’s Home After Vandalism

Hyderabad: A day after vandalism at Allu Arjun’s Jubilee Hill residence, the state police on…

49 minutes ago

Odisha Congress Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation Over Remarks On Ambedkar

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up their attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on…

54 minutes ago

BJD Govt Did Not Support IOCL Projects For Odisha, Says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: The Central government's "Purvodaya Mission" (look east mission) would ensure rapid industrial development of…

57 minutes ago

This website uses cookies.