IMD Forecasts Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across Odisha Through May 6

IMD Forecasts Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across Odisha Through May 6

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted widespread thunderstorm activity across Odisha till May 6, with lightning, strong surface winds, hail, and heavy rainfall likely in many districts. The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre has issued orange and yellow warnings for multiple regions over the next four days.

May 3 (Friday): Orange Warning: Thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds (50–60 kmph), hailstorm, and heavy rainfall are expected in parts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Gajapati, and Ganjam.
Yellow Warning:

Winds reaching 40–50 kmph likely in Rayagada, Koraput, Kandhamal, Angul, Nayagarh, and Dhenkanal.

Winds reaching 30–40 kmph expected in Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Puri, Khurda, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri.

May 4 (Saturday): Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning, gusty winds (50–60 kmph), and heavy rainfall likely in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, and Gajapati.
Yellow Warning:

50–60 kmph winds expected in Dhenkanal, Angul, Jajpur, Bhadrak, and Kendrapara.

40–50 kmph winds in Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

30–40 kmph winds in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Rayagada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Keonjhar.

May 5 (Sunday): Yellow Warning:

40–50 kmph winds likely in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, and Bhadrak.

30–40 kmph winds expected in Sundargarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, and Nayagarh.

May 6 (Monday): Yellow Warning:

40–50 kmph winds likely in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

30–40 kmph winds expected in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi.