IMD Predicts Very Heavy Rainfall in 6 Odisha Districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in several Odisha districts.

Forecast:

• Day 1 (until 08:30 IST, 01.08.2024):
  • Heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm): Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Bargarh, and Jagatsinghpur.
• Day 2 (08:30 IST, 01.08.2024 to 08:30 IST, 02.08.2024):
  • Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm): Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur.
  • Heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm): Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Nayagarh, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi.
• Day 3 (08:30 IST, 02.08.2024 to 08:30 IST, 03.08.2024):
  • Heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm): Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Deogarh.

Weather System:

• A cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal is influencing the weather. The previous cyclonic circulation over Bangladesh has diminished.