110 mm rainfall lashes Ambabhona in 24 hours

Bhubaneswar: Several places mostly in north and parts of coastal and south Odisha received light to moderate rainfall in the last 24 hours, said an IMD report on Wednesday.
Ambabhona in Bargarh district recorded the highest of 110 mm rainfall during the period, according to the official rainfall report recorded on Wednesday morning.
Jujumara in Sambalpur district recorded second highest of 70 mm rainfall and Bhubaneswar only 0.2 mm.Shallow to moderate or dense fog too was experienced at some places amid rise in night temperature.
The IMD said light to moderate rainfall would continue at isolated places till the morning of December 31. These places include coastal Odisha and the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Rayagada.
Similarly, yellow warning of dense fog amid shallow to moderate fog would continue in north Odisha till January 1 morning amid dry weather. For Friday, dense fog warning was issued for select 13 districts.
These districts are Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Cuttack.
It said a similar dense fog warning was issued for select 15 districts till the New Year. H R Biswas, scientist and head of the regional IMD centre said rainfall chances continue to influence western disturbances and few more factors.
He said conditions were also favourable for development of fog. He said night temperature saw a fall by 3°C to 5°C. It would also see a similar drop from New Year, he said.
Daringbadi onWednesday recorded lowest minimum 11.5°C while the city recorded minimum of 17.8°C.