Low Pressure over bay becomes well marked,very heavy rainfall alert in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Very heavy rainfall likely to lash Odisha from today due to the low pressure area that lies as well marked over the Bay of Bengal, IMD said.

The system is likely to move northwestwards towards north Odisha & adjoining West Bengal coasts during the next 24 hours, it added.

“Yesterday’s Low-Pressure Area over central parts of North Bay of Bengal lies as a Well-Marked Low Pressure Area at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 30th September over Northwest Bay of Bengal. It is likely to move northwestwards towards north Odisha & adjoining West Bengal coasts during next 24 hours,” the weather department stated.

The IMD on Friday had issued orange warning of heavy to very heavy rain for three days. Check here:

SEPTEMBER 30 (Orange Warning)

Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) may occur at a one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.

Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is also likely at one or two places in Sundargarh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Angul, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Khurda.

Thunderstorm with lightning may occur at one or two places in North Odisha, South coastal Odisha, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Balangir and Kalahandi.

OCTOBER 1 (Orange Warning)

Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is likely at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Sundargarh, Deogarh Sambalpur Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sonepur and Balangir.

Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) may occur at one or two places in Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.

OCTOBER 2 (Orange Warning)

Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) may occur at one or two places in Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

Yellow Warning

Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is also likely at one or two places in Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Angul, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.

OCTOBER 3 (Yellow Warning)

Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) may occur at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Bargarh, Balangir, Sonepur, Angul and Keonjhar.

While heavy rainfall may continue at isolated places in the state on October 4, the intensity of downpour is likely to decrease thereafter, it added.

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