IMD Predicts Very Heavy Rains In Odisha, Yellow Alert Issued
While the well-defined low pressure region has shifted to East Madhya Pradesh and the surrounding areas, heavy rain is expected to persist in some districts of Odisha on Friday.
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Bhubaneswar: While the well-defined low pressure region has shifted to East Madhya Pradesh and the surrounding areas, heavy rain is expected to persist in some districts of Odisha on Friday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow rain warning for one or two locations in the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar.
Though light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected in a few locations around the state, there is no weather warning in effect for the next two days. Heavy rain is expected to return on September 18, with a yellow warning issued for the districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, and Ganjam.
Light to moderate rain or thundershower may also occur at many places in coastal, southern and interior districts of Odisha and at a few places in remaining parts of the state.
On September 19, heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi. Light to moderate rain or thundershower may also occur at most places in South Odisha and at many places in North Odisha, the weather agency said, adding that there will be little change in the weather conditions in the subsequent two days.
Umashankar Das, a scientist at IMD in Bhubaneswar, warned the media that the intensity of rain in the state is expected to increase from September 19.
“There is also a likelihood of formation of another cyclonic circulation over eastcentral Bay of Bengal during later part of week 1 (September 15-21) with west-northwestwards movement towards North Bay of Bengal in the beginning of week 2 (September 22-28).”
Notably, Odisha received 110.5 mm rainfall in the last four days under the influence of a low pressure over Bay of Bengal, which is 231% more than the normal of 33.4 mm. While 18 districts received excessive rainfall during this period, Mayurbhanj and Balasore recorded excess rain.
This wet spell has helped to make up for the shortfall in rain this monsoon season. The state has recorded 1002.3 mm rainfall against the normal of 1051.3 mm between June 1 and September 15. While two districts received excess rainfall, 25 are in normal category and only 3 deficient.
