Odisha

Very Heavy Rain To Lash South Odisha Districts From Tomorrow; Alert Issued Till July 17

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience very heavy rainfall on July 14-15, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Saturday.

According to the weather agency, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning may occur at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Bargarh, Balasore and Bhadrak on July 13.

Bhubaneswar is likely to experience partly cloudy sky with possibility of moderate rain or thundershowers. Puri may also see partly cloudy sky and light rain.

The intensity of rain may increase during the subsequent two days.

On July 14, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Rayagada, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri districts and heavy rain at one or two places in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khurda, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall may continue at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada districts on July 15. Some places in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kendrapada districts are also likely to experience heavy rain.

On July 16, there is a forecast for heavy rain at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Nabarangpur. Heavy rainfall may also occur at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, and Kandhamal during the subsequent 24 hours.

While there is no further weather warning, light to moderate rain/thundershower may continue at many places in South Odisha and at a few places in North Odisha, it said.

Meanwhile, SOA’s Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) has forecast formation of a low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal along the Odisha coast on July 15 under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation which may form over the same area the previous day. “These systems may cause moderate to heavy rainfall at many places over coastal and south Odisha with heavy to very heavy rainfall in the southern districts between July 14 and 17,” a CEC bulletin said.

The low pressure system over northwest Bay of Bengal may intensify into a depression on July 18 and 19 and gradually move northwards before crossing north Odisha coast on July 20 evening causing widespread and heavy to very heavy rainfall in north, western and coastal districts extending up to July 21, it added.

The IMD, in its extended weather outlook for two weeks (July 12-18 and July 19-25), has predicted widespread rain/thundershower in Odisha with possibility of isolated heavy to very heavy rain. Overall rainfall activity is likely to be slightly normal during this period, it added.

OB Bureau

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