Severe Storm Warnings
Bay Depression Brings Heavy Rain and Severe Storms Across Eastern India
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Koraput recorded 82.2 mm of rain and Paralakhemundi 58 mm by Tuesday evening, while the IMD warned that the rainfall could raise river levels and trigger landslides in hilly areas. Odisha has also cancelled emergency personnel’s leave and kept cyclone shelters ready for possible evacuations.
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Odisha deployed its response teams in specific concentrations: six each in Ganjam and Koraput; three each in Gajapati, Malkangiri and Rayagada; two in Kalahandi; and one in Balangir.
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Karnataka’s KRS reservoir held 27.76 thousand million cubic feet on Sept. 21, compared with 47.73 TMC on the same date last year; Almatti in North Karnataka held 115 TMC against a full capacity of 123 TMC.
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In West Texas and eastern New Mexico, the rain pattern is also expected to bring a temporary break from summer heat, with temperatures forecast to remain near average through Friday before warming returns over the weekend.
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Jharkhand’s IMD advisory urged farmers to drain fields, postpone urea application, harvesting and spraying, monitor crops for pests and disease, and shelter livestock as heavy rain and storms develop.
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal will cross the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast around September 23, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds up to 60 km/h across eastern India IMD. The system is unlikely to become a cyclone, but authorities have placed vulnerable districts on high alert, deployed disaster-response teams and closed schools in the highest-risk areas.
Odisha has already recorded significant rainfall, with Koraput receiving 82.2 mm and Paralakhemundi 58 mm by Tuesday evening New Indian Express. The deep depression sits 150 km southeast of Gopalpur and is moving westward, threatening to trigger flooding, landslides and river-level rises across multiple eastern states including Jharkhand and Karnataka OMMC News.
Odisha Mobilizes as Rain Intensifies Across Southern Districts
Odisha has placed 20 southern and coastal districts on high alert with red warnings for the hardest-hit areas The Daily Jagran. The state deployed 24 disaster-response teams concentrated in six districts—six teams each in Ganjam and Koraput, three each in Gajapati, Malkangiri and Rayagada, two in Kalahandi and one in Balangir New Indian Express. Schools and anganwadi centres have closed in the highest-risk zones.
Emergency personnel have had their leave cancelled and cyclone shelters are being readied for possible evacuations New Indian Express. Officials warned that rainfall could raise river levels and trigger dangerous landslides in hilly areas. Palasa and Madhurawada have already recorded 100 mm and 66 mm of rain respectively, with forecasts predicting over 200 mm in red-alert districts.
Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand Brace for Severe Weather
Andhra Pradesh has issued red and orange alerts for multiple coastal districts including Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Anakapalli Hyderabad Mail. Authorities are preparing shelters, flood centres and emergency relief supplies across the state. Extremely heavy rain is forecast to pound coastal districts starting tonight, with wind gusts reaching 50–60 km/h.
Jharkhand is expected to receive widespread heavy to very heavy rain from September 22 to 26, bringing risks of flooding, waterlogging, traffic disruption and crop damage The Daily Jagran. The IMD has urged farmers to drain standing fields, postpone urea application and harvesting, monitor crops for pests and shelter livestock. River levels are forecast to rise significantly across the state.
Karnataka Gets Critical Rain Despite Severe Reservoir Deficit
Karnataka is forecast to receive heavy rain over the next three days, with a red alert for coastal areas News9Live. The state faces a severe September rainfall deficit and dangerously low reservoir storage. The Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir held only 27.76 thousand million cubic feet on September 21, compared with 47.73 TMC the same date last year.
The Almatti reservoir in North Karnataka holds 115 TMC against a full capacity of 123 TMC, showing critical shortfalls across the state News9Live. While the incoming rain poses flood risks in some areas, it will provide much-needed relief to depleted water supplies. The heavy rainfall arrives as India's cumulative monsoon rainfall has fallen 15 percent below normal at 703.7 mm against a 827.2 mm benchmark.
West Texas and New Mexico Face Extreme Thunderstorm Threat
Repeated thunderstorms across West Texas and eastern New Mexico could produce more than 3 inches of rain, localized flooding, large hail and wind gusts up to 70 mph News9Live. The severe weather pattern brings heightened danger to New Mexico burn-scar areas, where even moderate rainfall can trigger dangerous flash floods. Temperatures will remain near average through Friday before warming returns over the weekend.
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