Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to lash these Odisha districts after Sept 25

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Sep 23, 2019 at 12:41 PM Updated On : Sep 23, 2019 at 1:05 PM

Bhubaneswar: Heavy to very heavy rainfall may lash northern Odisha districts after September 25 under influence of possible low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.

“A low pressure area is likely to form over westcentral Bay of Bengal around 24 September, 2019. Under its influence, increase in rainfall activity likely over north Odisha from 25 September,” informed weatherman at Regional Meteorological Centre, Laxmidhar Mohapatra.

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur after September 25 in northern parts of the state including Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Bargarh, he said.

Meanwhile, rain is in the forecast for Odisha in next 24 hours. Except interior south region, light to moderate rainfall is likely almost all the parts in Odisha.

The MeT also issued yellow warning for several districts today.

“The thunderstorm and lightning with moderate rainfall likely to occur over some districts of Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Kendrapara, Ganjam, Nayagarh and Balasore,” Mohapatra said.