Though the State experienced scanty rainfalls on Tuesday, the local Meteorological Centre predicted heavy to heavy rainfalls at one or two places in northern Odisha over the next 24 hours. Baripada recorded the highest rainfall till 5.30 pm on Tuesday with 9 mm followed by Phulbani (8), Sundargarh (7), Baleswar (6) and Chandbali (5).
The Met forecast said a few places in Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Keonjhar and Bhadrak districts would experience heavy to very heavy rains while heavy rainfall is expected at one or two places over the rest of the districts of
north Odisha.Rains or thundershowers would also occur at most places over north Odisha and one or two places over south Odisha during next 24 hours, it added. It said Monday’s Well Marked low Pressure Area over south coastal Odisha and the neighbourhood lay over Odisha and neighbourhood at 8.30am on Tuesday.
Under its impact, strong and gusty surface wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph from southwesterly direction would prevail along and off the Odisha coast during the next 24 hours.