Bhubaneswar: Odisha may continue to experience thunder, lightning, and rains until March 24 due to a cyclonic circulation over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for three days for multiple districts, including Nuapada, Balangir, Koraput, Ganjam, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, and Jajpur. The day temperature is also expected to gradually decrease by 2-3°C during this period, followed by a rise of 2-3°C, according to the midday bulletin released on Thursday.
People are advised to remain alert regarding the weather and seek shelter during thunderstorms to protect themselves from lightning. Additionally, traffic advisories in urban areas should be followed. “Harvesting of crops may be regulated judiciously, and farmers are advised to use hail nets to safeguard vegetables and crops from hail,” the advisory stated.
March 18
- ORANGE WARNING: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and hail, along with gusty surface winds reaching up to 50-60 km/h, may occur in isolated areas of Nuapada, Balangir, Kandhamal, and Ganjam.
- YELLOW WARNING: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 km/h are also expected in Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri.
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms may occur in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar.
March 19
- ORANGE WARNING: Thunderstorms with lightning and hail, along with gusty winds of 50-60 km/h, may occur in isolated areas of Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, and Sambalpur.
- YELLOW WARNING: Thunderstorms with lightning and winds of 30-40 km/h are also likely in Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms may occur in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
March 20
- ORANGE WARNING: Thunderstorms with lightning and hail, along with gusty winds of 50-60 km/h, may occur in isolated areas of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, and Jajpur.
- YELLOW WARNING: Thunderstorms with lightning and winds of 30-40 km/h are also expected in Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, and Cuttack.
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms may occur in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Boudh, Kandhamal, and Rayagada.
The yellow warning will remain in effect for some districts of Odisha for an additional four days.
March 21: Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, and Jajpur.
March 22: Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Koraput, and Nabarangpur.
