An abnormal warming condition with 3–5 °C rise in temperature above its normal value was observed in the Indian state of Odisha during 12–16 November 2009. This study aims at examining the impact of additional weather observations obtained from the automatic weather stations (AWS)...

A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado (F3 on the Fujita-Pearson scale), which affected Rajkanika block of Kendrapara district of Orissa in the afternoon of March 31, 2009. The devastation caused by the tornado consumed 15 lives and left several injured with huge loss of property. The...