IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in these states next 2 days

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh for Friday. The weather department has said that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of some districts across the state. As per IMD, heavy to very heavy rain has been predicted in Odisha, West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, Assam & Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.

Possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of the districts of Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kullu, Una, Bilaspur and Kangra. We have issued a yellow alert for August 24 and 25,” IMD Scientist said. In Himachal, IMD has issued a yellow alert in the state for today.

The weather office also said that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of some districts across the state. IMD Scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma told news agency ANI that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of the districts of Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kullu, Una, Bilaspur and Kangra. Odisha has been witnessing heavy rainfall due to the southwest monsoon, with this the IMD has predicted more downpour till tomorrow i.e. till 26 August.

The state has so far recorded 760.2 mm of rainfall against 838.8 mm of normal rain from 1 June-24 August. The IMD has issued yellow warning (be updated), forecasting thunderstorms with lightning, for the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bolangir, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Ganjam and Puri till 8.30 am on Friday.

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Whereas, thunderstorm with lightning is also likely in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri and Koraput districts till 8.30 am on Saturday.