Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha till September 25 under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation over north Thailand.

According to the IMD, the system is likely to emerge over the north Andaman Sea around the evening of September 18, following which a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region around September 19 evening.

For the period up to 8:30 am on September 19, an orange warning has been issued for 15 districts for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 40–50 kmph. The districts are Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

Mayurbhanj has also been placed under a yellow warning for heavy rainfall at one or two locations.

For September 19–20, yellow alerts have been issued for several districts, including Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh.

For September 20–21, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph are likely in several coastal and southern districts, including Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh.

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