Cyclone JAWAD to make landfall on December 4 in Odisha, Orange warning issued

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area, formed over south Thailand and adjoining Andaman Sea today, is likely to move west-northwestwards and centre over Andaman in 12hrs to intensify into depression by December 2 and intracycle storm by December 3, said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DGM-IMD.

Wind speed of 40-60kmph will prevail over the Andaman Sea today. It will move northwestwards from December 3, to reach near north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast by December 4 morning. Wind speed will then be 90-110kmph over the west-central Bay of Bengal.

We have warned fishermen not to venture into the sea from December 2 onwards. Further, farmers are advised to secure their harvested standing crops in north Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and northeastern states, as there’ll be significant damage.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall will be witnessed at a few places in Odisha on December 4, in West Bengal on December 5 and in the northeastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur on December 5 and 6.

Orange warning has been issued for 11 districts in Odisha namely: Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur