Severe cyclonic storm Arnab: Odisha under alert, check day-wise warnings

27 Oct 2026, 03:04 by Baisakhi · KalingaTV

Bhubaneswar: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ is unlikely to make landfall in Odisha, but its influence on weather conditions is likely to lead to heavy rainfall in multiple regions of Odisha for the next three days, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

IMD has issued red, orange and yellow warnings for different districts, with predictions of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds.

Check day-wise warnings for districts:

October 27

ORANGE WARNING: Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

YELLOW WARNING: Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Khordha, Nayagada, Jagatsinghapur, Kataka, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

October 28-29

RED WARNING: Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall at a few places with Extremely Heavy Rainfall at one or two places very likely to occur over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 Kmph) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.

ORANGE WARNING: Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Balangir, Baragada, Puri, Khordha, Sonpur, Boudh and Nayagada.

Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 Kmph) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Balangir, Baragada, Puri, Sonpur, Boudh, Khordha, and Nayagada.

YELLOW WARNING: Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Debagada, Mayurbhanj, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, and Kataka.

Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 Kmph) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Debagada, Mayurbhanj, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghapur, and Kataka.

October 29-30

ORANGE WARNING: Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, and Baragada.

Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 Kmph) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, and Baragada.

YELLOW WARNING: Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar, Baleshwar, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Balangir, Sonpur, and Debagada.

Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 Kmph) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar, Baleshwar, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Balangir, Sonpur and Debagada.

Severe cyclonic storm Arnab: Odisha under alert, check day-wise warnings

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