Summary
Four places recorded very heavy rain, and many others got over 100 millimetres.
The India Meteorological Department warned some districts with orange and yellow alerts.
Schools and child‑care centres were closed in the hardest‑hit districts.
Key Points
5 points1
Heavy rain fell in 16 districts, with the most at 169.4 millimetres in Joda, Keonjhar.
2
Thunderstorms with lightning and strong gusty winds were forecast.
3
Orange warning means people should be prepared; yellow warning means they should stay alert.
4
School closures affected dozens of schools in Nabarangpur and Bhadrak.
5
The weather pattern is expected to stay for the next six days.
New Words to Learn
12 wordslow‑pressure system
a spot in the sky where the air is lighter and makes clouds and rain
millimetre
a tiny measurement, about the thickness of a credit card
district
a large area inside a state, like a big neighborhood
India Meteorological Department
the organization that watches and predicts weather in India
thunderstorm
a storm with loud thunder and bright lightning
lightning
a quick, bright flash in the sky that comes with thunder
gusty
wind that blows suddenly and strongly
orange warning
a message that says people should be ready to act
yellow warning
a message that says people should stay aware
forecast
a prediction of what the weather will be like
alert
a warning that tells people to be careful
anganwadi centre
a small place that looks after young children and helps families
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