The Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Sunday issued thunderstorm and heavy rainfall alerts for several districts in the State from Monday till Thursday.
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is likely to occur at a few places over the districts of north Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of south Odisha in the next 24 hours.“Due to steep pressure gradient and strong monsoon flow, squally weather with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph very likely over north Bay of Bengal and adjoining central Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours,” said the weather office said. The IMD issued an yellow warning and said thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Balangir, Subarnapur, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam and Bargarh on Monday,
On Tuesday, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, , Sambalpur, Bargarh, Nuapada and Subarnapur. Besides, thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Boudh, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar. On Wednesday, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Balangir, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Jharsuguda and Nuapada.
Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh and Khordha. On Thursday, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput,Rayagada, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Angul, Boudh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir and Kalahandi, the IMD said.