One killed as heavy rains, thunderstorm hit coastal Odisha

At least one person was killed as a thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rains struck coastal Odisha on Friday morning the officials said reported the PTIThe state capital Bhubaneswar on Friday received 262 mm rainfall between 10 and 1130 am with strong winds uprooting trees in several areas they saidAccording to the PTI waterlogging was reported from several lowlying areas of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack they said adding that more than 100 trees were uprooted in Cuttacks Banki area blocking the road to BhubaneswarThe officials said that the trees were also uprooted in Pokhariput Old Town Chintamaniswar Chandrasekharpur Gajapati Nagar Behera Dhaba and Balakati Road in BhubaneswarAround fifteen teams of the Odisha Fire and Emergency Services were working to clear the roads they saidThe strong winds uprooted trees and electricity poles in other districts as well disrupting power connectivity Personnel of the Energy Department were working to restore services they added reported the PTIA middleaged farmer was killed in a lightning strike in Puri districts Satyabadi block while he was working in a fieldThe IMD has issued an Orange alert for remaining prepared for thunderstorms with lightning and hailstorms with heavy rain in Mayurbhanj Balasore and Bhadrak till 830 am on SaturdayThunderstorm activities are likely to persist till April 20 after which a rise in temperature is anticipated it saidIn view of the forecast Special Relief Commissioner Deoranjan Kumar Singh put all the districts on alert directing the collectors to take measures to reduce the impact of the thunderstorm lightning and rainfallParts of Maharashtra likely to witness abovenormal rainfall predicts IMDSeveral parts of Maharashtra are likely to witness abovenormal rainfall this year the Indian Meteorological Department IMD predicted in its Long Range ForecastAccording to the IMD most parts of states are likely to receive abovenormal rainfall during the 2025 southwest monsoon seasonThe Long Range Forecast also indicates a higher chance of more than average rainfall in the regions of Marathwada and south MaharashtraThe national seasonal rainfall forecast was issued by IMD The monsoon in India is generally between June and September 2025Southwest Monsoon generally begins in June and ends in SeptemberEarlier on Tuesday the Long Range Forecast the seasonal rainfall during the Southwest Monsoon over the country as a whole this year is most likely to be above normal at over 104 per cent of the Long Period Average LPAThe seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole based on both dynamical and statistical models is likely to be 105 per cent of LPA with a model error of plusminus 5 per cent the IMD said as per an Earth Sciences Ministry statement The LPA of the seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole for the period 19712020 is 87 cm it said on TuesdayAs per the IMD neutral El NinoSouthern Oscillation ENSO conditions are prevailing over the equatorial Pacific region but the atmospheric circulation features are similar to La Nina conditionsThe latest Monsoon Mission Climate Forecast System MMCFS as well as other climate model forecasts indicate that the Neutral ENSO conditions are likely to continue during the monsoon season it saidIt further predicted that the IMD estimates a 59 per cent chance of rainfall being above normal or excess and only a 2 per cent chance of deficient rainfall this yearatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params