Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said rainfall activity to continue in the State for another two days.
“Yesterday’s well marked low pressure area weakened into a low pressure area this morning and now lies over southwest Jharkhand and adjoining north Chhattisgarh with associated cyclonic circulation extending up to mid-tropospheric levels,” the IMD said in a bulletin.
Issuing Orange Warning (be prepared), which is valid upto 8.30 AM of Tuesday, the IMD centre said heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) to occur at some places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Deogarh, and Angul.
The Met Department has issued Yellow Warning (be updated) of heavy rainfall of 7 to 11CM for the districts of Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sundargarh.
In its forecast from 8.30 AM of Tuesday to 8.30 AM of Wednesday, the IMD issued Yellow Warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 20 CM) for the districts of Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Deogarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, and Jajpur.
Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11CM) would occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kendrapara districts on October 4.
During the past 24 hours, fairly widespread rainfall occurred over the districts of Bargarh, Rayagada, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapada. The state received an average rainfall of 16 mm.
At least four places recorded heavy rainfall of over 100 MM. Highest 114 MM of rainfall was recorded at Padampur in Bargarh district and Padmapur of Rayagada district, followed by 109.6 MM at Kankadahad in Dhenkanal district and 108.8 MM at Sonepur.